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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia is a great read aloud for fourth or fifth grade, or literature circle book for fifth, sixth, or seventh graders. Students will enjoy discussing the character development, the conflict between Delphine and her mother, and the setting of 1968 Oakland California. Finally, students will enjoy researching and discovering more about the Civil Rights Movement and African American history with projects based off of the history embedded in the narrative. This li

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson, captures the middle school experience through the lens of Frannie, an African American girl growing up in the early 1970s. This novel is great for a read aloud, or literature circle novel. This literature guide includes: • Comprehension and analysis questions based on the Common Core Standards for every reading section of 1-2 chapters each. • 10 Emily Dickinson poems taken from http://www.bartleby.com/113/index1.html. • 3 short answer and multiple choice assessm

Milkweed is a story about a boy living in the Ghetto in Warsaw during World War 2 who learns about himself even as the world is ever-changing around him. Use this story as a read aloud that will captivate and challenge middle school readers, or as a literature circle text that will prompt discussion. Included in this guide are: • Questions for student response and discussion for each chapter section, • 13 final assessment ideas connected to various common core standards.

The View from Saturday is a great text to explore the theme of diversity, balance, or identify. Students will naturally come across character development, aspects of structure, word choice, and voice. Use it as a read aloud, independent novel study, or literature circle text. This literature guide includes: -Common Core Standards-based questions and assessments -23 pages of text-based vocabulary and comprehension questions, as well as opportunities for students to write longer essays about th

Have you met StingRay, Lumphy, and Plastic? If not, your students will love listening to the antics of these three adventurous toys. The Read Aloud Guide is a PowerPoint presentation that will focus and give purpose to your read aloud. There are two slides per chapter, with questions that will guide listeners through the chapter and a Think-Pair-Share question to help students hone their higher-order-thinking skills. Finally, there is a final project that your students will love to do! This