Where the Red Fern Grows No-Prep Novel Study Unit - Over 130 Pages! This standards-based teaching guide includes worksheets, activities, assessments, and more for teaching Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls! This product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
In this comprehensive Where the Red Fern Grows Teaching bundle, you'll get:
Texts and Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce themes and context before reading
✴️ Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities List
✴️ Informational Text article on Coonhounds
✴️ Informational Text article on Grief and Loss
✴️ Author Biography with questions on Wilson Rawls
✴️ Vocabulary Lists, with and without definitions
✴️ Allusions, Slang, and Terms from the novel
✴️ Anticipation/Reaction Guide
✴️ Active Reading Note-Taking Graphic Organizers
Novel-based Literary Analysis Activities that support student practice in text analysis and close reading and dig deeper into the text, specifically, activities on:
✳️ Literary Terms and Plot Devices
✳️ Theme - Poem Connection
✳️ Figurative Language
✳️ Textual Evidence
✳️ Plot
✳️ Mood and Tone
✳️ Character Traits
✳️ Analyzing Plot
✳️ Theme
Novel-based Language and Writing Activities that support student practice, specifically on:
➡️ Narrative Writing
➡️ Pronouns
➡️ Informative Essay
➡️ Nonrestrictive Clauses
➡️ Argumentative Writing
➡️ Pronoun/Antecedent
➡️ Audience and Purpose
✴️ 100 Comprehension Questions PLUS all Questions in Task Card Format!
✴️ Reading Quizzes
✴️ Vocabulary Quizzes
✴️ 30-Question Final Test that includes matching, multiple-choice, and short-response questions
✴️ 25-Question Multiple Choice Final Test
✴️ Final Vocabulary Test
✴️ Post-Reading Ideas and Extension Activities List
✴️ Essay Prompts and Creative Writing Ideas
✴️ Teacher Notes
✴️ Sample Teacher Agenda
✴️ Novel Summary
✴️ Writing Rubrics
✴️ Complete Answer Key
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