Teaching Guide

Teaching Materials Outline

1. Discussion Questions
   1. Comprehension: recall, main ideas, supportingdetails, context clues,
      drawing conclusions and purpose
      1. Chunked book for questions approximately every 30-40 pages
      2. Questions can be used for classroom discussions or assessment
      3. Ten different pages of questions representing whole book (one each
         week )
2. Novel Assignments
   1. Five elements of fiction: characters, plot, theme setting and conflict
      1. Four assignments (one every couple of weeks as skills progress)
3. Response Paper
   1. Address prompt, utilize information from novel, & compose response
      1. Final assignment

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