3rd Grade Literature Homework
Kate DiCamillo Author Series Novel Studies - Flora, Winn Dixie, Edward, +3 More
By Curious Classroom Adventures
Ready to dive into a Kate DiCamillo author study? Or Have all your reading groups read different novels by the same author and compare notes? Then this bundle of novel studies for 6 different DiCamillo books is just what you are looking for! Includes printable and digital novel studies for:
❤️ Flora and Ulysses
❤️ The Tale of Despereaux
❤️ Because of Winn-Dixie
❤️ The Tiger Rising
❤️ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
❤️ The Magician's Elephant.
Each of these DiCamillo novel studies can be prepped in minutes instead of all weekend. You’ll be ready to engage your students in reading each book using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking.
Each novel study for a book by Kate DiCamillo includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in each novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills.
The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar.
WHAT’S INSIDE EACH NOVEL STUDY?
✅ Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom
✅ Assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter
✅ Reading skills assignments including:
- visualization
- inference
- prediction
- similes and metaphors
- sensory images
- connecting to text
- summarization
- generating questions
- character traits
- main idea and details
- compare and contrast
- cause and effect
- fact and opinion
- figurative language
- elements of plot
- signposts
- plot diagram
- theme
- quest
- fantasy vs. reality
✅ Writing prompts and response pages including:
- response to reading
- letter writing
- poetry
- persuasive writing
- narrative writing
- how-to writing
✅ Language/grammar skills including:
nouns
verbs
adjectives and antonyms
adverbs
A link to a bonus Google Slides digital version of each novel study is included. For a preview of one of those digital studies CLICK HERE.
You will absolutely love these novel studies because they work well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.
Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format makes each novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this BOOK TITLE novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.
What teachers just like you are saying about this and other novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource is so perfect for my Kate DiCamillo author study and book groups. I am really excited to use it this year! It's extremely thorough and comprehensive, with many options for differentiation. Thank you!” - Kristen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students. They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions. It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”
Open the PREVIEWS for an in-depth look at each novel study!
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More great resources:
Daily Language Review 4th Grade YEAR LONG BUNDLE - Language Spiral Review
Daily Language Review YEAR LONG BUNDLE for 3rd Grade - Language Spiral Review
Novel Study MEGA BUNDLE of the Whole Library
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Novel Study BUNDLE 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Novel Studies & Comprehension Questions
By Curious Classroom Adventures
This is the last novel study purchase you’ll ever need to make! Plus each of these novel studies can be prepped in minutes instead of all weekend. You’ll be ready to engage your students in reading each of these 50+ books using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking.
Each novel study includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in each novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills.
The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar.
WHAT’S INSIDE EACH NOVEL STUDY?
Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom
Assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter
Reading skills assignments including:
- visualization
- inference
- prediction
- similes and metaphors
- sensory images
- connecting to text
- summarization
- generating questions
- character traits
- main idea and details
- compare and contrast
- cause and effect
- fact and opinion
- figurative language
- elements of plot
- signposts
- plot diagram
- theme
- quest
- fantasy vs. reality
Writing prompts and response pages including:
- response to reading
- letter writing
- poetry
- persuasive writing
- narrative writing
- how-to writing
Language/grammar skills including:
nouns
verbs
adjectives and antonyms
adverbs
A link to a bonus Google Slides digital version of each novel study is included.
You will absolutely love these novel studies because they work well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.
Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format makes each novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this BOOK TITLE novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.
What teachers just like you are saying about novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students. They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions. It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”
GET 20 FREE NOVEL STUDIES with the BUNDLE pricing!
Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!
______________________________________________________________
More great resources:
Daily Language Review 4th Grade YEAR LONG BUNDLE - Language Spiral Review
Daily Language Review YEAR LONG BUNDLE for 3rd Grade - Language Spiral Review
______________________________________________________________
Copyright ©Curious Classroom Adventures
Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.
Sharing is kind, so please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.