This sixty-three page Novel Teaching Pack has three components.
The first section, comprised of a series of objective tests, is an assessment tool for checking student comprehension. The questions, which cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a post-reading whole book test, are written to draw attention to plot sequence, cause and effect, character traits and motivation, story clues, and implied meaning. Awareness of the facts is the targeted goal. The questions do not require story interpretation. However, students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for its factual content in order to score well on these quizzes. The pages can also be put to use as small-group or independent reading guides, homework, and conferencing tools. Answer keys, of course, are included.
The second section, Something to Think About. . ., Something to Write About. . , builds on factual knowledge by addressing the higher level thinking skills of Bloom's Taxonomy. These pages include individual chapter and whole book activities. A variety of difficulty levels are included to accommodate the needs of individual students, including the gifted.
The third portion of the novel teaching pack is a group of graphic organizers specifically designed for the novel.
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