Rules by Cynthia Lord No-Prep Novel Study Unit - 120+ Pages! This standards-based teaching guide includes worksheets, activities, assessments, and more for teaching the novel Rules by Cynthia Lord! This product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
In this comprehensive Rules Teaching bundle, you'll get:
Texts and Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce themes and genre before reading
✅ Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities List
✅ Pre-Reading Activity: Rules in Your Life
✅ Informational Text with Questions: Autism
✅ Vocabulary Lists, with and without definitions
✅ 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:
Story Structure
Drawing Inferences
All About Details
Powerful Language
Flat and Round Characters
Determining Theme
Novel-based Language and Writing Activities that support student practice, specifically on:
Figurative Language
Using Precise Language
Supporting Your Opinion
Sensory Details
Using Prepositional Phrases
Using Dashes and Ellipsis
Quotation Marks
✅ Comprehension/Study Guide Questions
✅ Mixed-Response Reading Quizzes
✅ Vocabulary Quizzes
✅ 40-Question Final Test that includes multiple-choice and short response questions
✅ 40-Question Multiple Choice Final Test
✅ Post-Reading Ideas and Alternative Assessment Activities
✅ Essay Prompts and Creative Writing Ideas
✅ Teacher Notes
✅ Sample Teacher Agenda
✅ Spelling Lists
✅ Summary of the Novel
✅ Project and Writing Rubrics
✅ Complete Answer Key
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I have read the book aloud for several reasons and just held class discussions. This year I wanted to step up the level of expectations and work with the book and do a thorough class novel study! This was an invaluable resource and made it easy for me. Many standards and skills are covered in easy ways to look at them and see how students are doing. - Amy B.
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This novel study was one of the best we did this year. My students were engaged and really enjoyed the novel. The only problem was they kept reading ahead to see what happens. The worksheets to accompany the novel were well set up and had everything we needed for the trimester grades. - Jessica R.
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