This is a combined literature and grammar unit that contains everything you need to teach the novel and more! Included in the unit are pre-reading, active-reading and post-reading activities with grammar lessons, literary activities, a quiz on literary terms and elements, a final essay test, and other activities just for fun!


Table of Contents

Student Hand-out on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 4
Active Reading Chapter Notes for: Bridge to Teribitha 6
Pre-reading Activity: Bridge to Teribitha 8

Chapter 1
Setting 9

Chapters 2-3
Grammar Activity: Nouns 10
Comprehension Question: 10
Thought Questions: Answer in full sentences. 11
Literary Elements: Antagonist and Protagonist 11
Synopsis or Summary? 12

Chapter 4
Entry in a Diary 13
Literary Element: Mood 14
Summary 14

Chapter 5
Adjectives 15
Spelling: 15
Compare and Contrast 16

Chapter 6
Context clues: 17

Chapter 7
Create Your Own Vocabulary List 18
Thought Question: 18

Chapter 8
Grammar Activity: Verbs 19
Main Idea of the Chapter 19
Plagiarism 20
Important Details: 21
Thought Questions: 21
Personal Pronouns 22
Now, You be the Teacher! 22

Chapter 10
Grammar Activity: Adverbs 23
Narrative and Dialogue: 24
Internal and External Conflict 25
Thought Question: 25
Letter to the Author: Katherine Paterson 26

Chapter 11
Grammar Activity: Prepositional Phrases
Thought Activity

Chapter 12
Grammar Activity: Parts of Speech 29
Grammar Activity: Subjects and Predicates 30

Chapter 13
Chapter Summary and Illustration 31
Creative Activity: Create your own seek-a-word puzzle 32
Chronological order 33
Climax and Rising and Falling Action 34
Newspaper Page 35
A New Cover 36

Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 37
Answers to Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 38

Final Essay Test for 39
Rubric for Final Essay Test 41

Attention Teachers! 42
Quiz Creating Activity 43
Test Creating Activity: 44
Answers to Grammar Activities 46


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