Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit | Distance Learning | Google Classroom

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Description

This Maniac Magee NO PREP-PRINT and GO Novel Unit OR DIGITAL with ANSWER KEY...is a must have for your middle grades to middle school classroom.

This 40-page DIGITAL and PRINTABLE Maniac Magee Novel Unit contains the following:

  • a pacing guide
  • Google Slides link for DIGITAL USE
  • 19-pages of reader response questions with answer key
  • 5-context clue word work pages to enhance vocabulary
  • 2-character analysis pages
  • a story map
  • an end of novel project
  • 2-reflection journals for post-reading reflection
  • Answer Key

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**NEW digital option included for use with Google Classroom.**

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Your students will love this Newberry Medal Winner by Jerry Spinelli.

Maniac Magee Summary: Jeffrey Magee loses his parents in a tragic trolley accident. He is sent to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. Life with them becomes unbearable, so Jeffrey takes off for the unknown where he encounters only those that he will turn into friends.

Maniac Magee will have your students laughing out loud, shedding a few tears, and cheering with gusto for what is to come! The perfect novel for reading groups, a whole class novel study, or independent reading.

Novel not included, but FYI:

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 5.4

Lexile Measure®: 820L

DRA: 60

Guided Reading: W

Genre

Realistic Fiction

Theme/Subject

Family Life

Individuality

Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences

Sensitivity

Negative Stereotypes

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Total Pages
40 pages
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Teaching Duration
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Standards

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Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

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