Upload
duongnguyet
View
216
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Third GradeNovel Studies Mega Bundle 1
Graphic Organizers, Printable Resources, and More!Six Products in One!
Third GradeNovel Studies
Mega Bundle 1Inside you will find six of my top-rated novel studies for
third graders. I love using these pages and graphic organizers as whole-class tools during read aloud and mini-lessons, in small groups for book clubs and literature circles, and as
individual strategy practice! I hope you enjoy these products! Be sure to check out my other novel studies,
math resources, writing prompt resources, and much more in my shop!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teach-With-Tracy
Third Grade Angels
By: Jerry SpinelliThinking Strategy Resources, Graphic Organizers, and Reading Responses
About the AuthorJerry Spinelli
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story SummaryThird Grade Angels
By: Jerry Spinelli
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character TraitsThird Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Character Character Traits
Suds
Joey
Mrs. Simms
Character TraitsThird Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Character Character Traits
Suds’ Mom
Suds’ Dad
Judy Billings
Amy (Zippernose)
Comparing Character TraitsThird Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
JoeySuds
How are these characters similar? How are these characters different?
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Suds
Joey
Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
Characters
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Mrs. Simms
Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
Characters
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Suds
How and why does Suds change in the story? Use details from the text to support your thinking.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jerry Spinelli
Third Grade Angels
Description of ________________ Picture of ________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
List all of the settings in the story below. Then draw and describe your favorite.
Jerry Spinelli
Third Grade Angels: Settings
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the problem at the beginning of the story?
How is this problem solved by the end of the story?
Third Grade Angels
Describing the Plot
INTERNAL CONFLICTInternal conflict is a mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
How do these internal conflicts affect the entire story?
Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
Plot: Internal Conflict
EXTERNAL CONFLICTExternal conflict is a struggle that occurs between a character and outside forces.
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
How do these external conflicts affect the entire story?
Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
Plot: External Conflict
Determining Importance of Plot in Third Grade Angels
By: Jerry Spinelli
Green LightVery Important events
Yellow Light
Important events
Red Light
Not Important events
Most Important EventsThird Grade Angels
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Story.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Story.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Story.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in five sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in Third Grade Angels
Figurative Language I FoundThird Grade Angels
Figurative Language Example From Text
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Text-to-Self Connections: CharactersThird Grade Angels
By: Jerry Spinelli
CharacterHow can you connect to this character? Give
evidence from the text.
Suds
Joey
Mrs. Simms
My Important Thoughts While ReadingThird Grade Angels
By: Jerry Spinelli
Thoughts Page Number and Evidence from Text
Sensory Images in Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
What I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inferring
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
Reader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Inferring Character Feelings
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
Third Grade AngelsBy: Jerry Spinelli
Stop and Sketch!While you are reading silently or your teacher is reading aloud, stop
three times and sketch what is happening in the story!
Cause and Effect in Third Grade Angels
CauseBecause of this…
EffectThis happens…
New Words I Found!Third Grade Angels
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
Third Grade Angels: Chapter 1 QuestionsWhy did Suds not like being a first grade baby or a second grade cat?
________________________________________________________________________
According to Mrs. Simms, what do third grade angels need to do?
________________________________________________________________________
Suds finds himself blurting out in class and acting strangely. Why do you think Suds is behaving this way?
________________________________________________________________________
How does Mrs. Simms make the first day of third grade fun for her students?
________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 2 and 3 QuestionsExplain what the third graders need to do to earn a halo.
________________________________________________________________________
What is your impression of Joseph so far? Explain your thoughts. Use clues from the text to support your answer.
________________________________________________________________________What does Suds mean when he says there is no door between his mouth and
his brain?
________________________________________________________________________
Describe Joseph’s actions on the playground. Why do you think he is acting this way?
________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 4 and 5 QuestionsHow did George get the nickname Suds?
____________________________________
Explain how Suds and his mom get rid of his “chipmunky” feeling.
________________________________________________________________________Who gives a big, shiny apple to Mrs. Simms on the second day of school?
How do you know?
________________________________________________________________________
Describe the students’ behavior in the classroom on this second day of school.
________________________________________________________________________
What happens on the playground that disappoints Mrs. Simms? ____________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 6 and 7 Questions
Explain why Mrs. Simms says the whole class is guilty in the playground incident.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does Suds realize about himself for the first time?
________________________________________________________________________
What appears on Mrs. Simms’ desk the next morning? Describe her reaction. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11 QuestionsHow does Suds show perfect angel behavior in Chapter 8? Use details
from the chapter to support your answer.
_______________________________________________________________________
Why does Suds’ mom advise him to be nice to everybody all the time?
________________________________________________________________________
Describe how Suds’ behavior changes at home.
________________________________________________________________________
What’s the one thing Suds can improve on at home, according to his mom?
________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 12 and 13 Questions
Describe some of the “back to bad” behaviors in Chapter 12.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think that most of the students are starting to act badly?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Suds spending more and more time in the tub?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 14 and 15 Questions
Describe the first and second “Oh No” things that happen to Suds.
_______________________________________________________________________
Describe the third and fourth “Oh No” things that happen to Suds.
________________________________________________________________________
Why doesn’t Suds want to get up and go to school?
________________________________________________________________________
Who receives the first halo? How does not winning the halo make Suds feel, and why?
________________________________________________________________________
Third Grade Angels: Chapters 16 and 17 QuestionsExplain why Suds feels like a bad loser.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
According to Mrs. Simms, why does Constantine Pappas get the first halo?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you think Mrs. Simms had spies working for her? Explain your thoughts.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“It’s okay to not be first. It’s okay to be second. Or tenth. Or even last.”
-Third Grade Angels
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the story.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Third Grade Angels Writing Prompt
I’m an Angel!Imagine that you are a student in Mrs. Simms’ third grade
class. Describe what you would do to earn a halo.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Third Grade Angels Writing Prompt
Suds says he feels “chipmunky” about the first day of school. Describe how you feel on the first day of school. How do you
get rid of the “chipmunk”?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Third Grade Angels Writing Prompt
Suds discovers that his behavior isn’t always the same at school and at home. Do you ever act differently at home than
you do at school? Why, or why not?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What do you think you would find on a shelf in Suds’ room? Draw and label your ideas! On the back of this page, write why each
item would be on his shelf.
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Jerry Spinelli
Third Grade Angels
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
Third Grade Angels? _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to Jerry Spinelli, the authors of Third Grade Angels. In this letter, please discuss your favorite
part of the book. Include details from the book and two reasons for your
choice. Be sure to use all of the elements of a friendly letter in your
writing. Have fun!
__________________
Dear Jerry Spinelli,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of Third Grade Angels
What is the lesson or theme in the book? Give information from the text
to support your answer._________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from Third Grade Angels
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book CommercialWhy should people read Third Grade Angels?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
The Boxcar Children
By: Gertrude Chandler WarnerThinking Strategy Resources, Graphic Organizers,
and Reading Responses
About the Author, Gertrude Chandler Warner
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story Summary:
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character Character Traits
Henry
Jessie
Violet
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
Character Character Traits
Benny
Dr. Moore
Mrs. Moore
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
Character Character Traits
Mr. Alden
the baker and his wife
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Henry
Jessie
The Boxcar ChildrenBy: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Characters
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Benny
Dr.Moore
The Boxcar ChildrenBy: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Characters
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Character Change
TimeDescribe when this story takes place.
PlaceDescribe where this story takes place.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Setting
What is the problem at the beginning of the story?
How is this problem solved by the end of the story?
The Boxcar Children
Describing the Plot
Determining Importance of Plot in The Boxcar Children
Green LightVery Important events
Yellow Light
Important events
Red Light
Not Important events
Most Important EventsThe Boxcar Children
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Book.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in seven sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in The Boxcar Children
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
The Boxcar Children
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
The Boxcar Children
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
The Boxcar Children
Text-to-Self Connections: CharactersThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Character How can you connect to this character? Give evidence from the text.
Henry
Jessie
Violet
Benny
My Important Thoughts While ReadingThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
ThoughtsPage Number and Evidence
from Text
Sensory Images in The Boxcar ChildrenWhat I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
Inferring Character Feelings
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
The Boxcar Children
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Boxcar Children
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
Cause and Effect in The Boxcar Children
CauseBecause of this…
EffectThis happens…
New Words I Found !The Boxcar Children
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 1 The Four Hungry Children
From what the story tells us so far, describe each of the four children.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why do the children stop at the bakery? How are they treated by the baker and his wife?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain why the children run away from the bakery instead of sleeping on the benches.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 2 Night is Turned into Day
Why do you think the children walk during the night and sleep during the day?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe where the children spend the night. Who do they hear coming up the road in a horse and cart?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain why the children decide to go to Silver City instead of Greenfield.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 3 A New Home in the Woods
Where do the children stay when it begins to rain?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Who suggests that they all live in the boxcar? Why doesn’t Benny want to live here?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain why Henry leaves the others by the boxcar.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 4 Henry Has Two Surprises
What is wrong with the dog that hops to the boxcar crying? What do they name this dog, and why?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What is Henry’s second surprise? Describe the supper they all eat.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain how the children get ready for bed.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 5 The Explorers Find Treasure
How do the children keep milk and other things cold?.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe the treasures the children find at the dump.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain how the children clean the dishes so they can safely use them for food and drinks.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 6 A Queer Noise in the Night
Where has Henry found work in town? What does he do?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What surprise does Henry bring home in his pocket?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe the noise Watch hears as the children go to sleep. Predict what you think causes the noise.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 7 A Big Meal from Little Onions
Explain what Mrs. Moore asks Henry to do in her garden. How is Henry rewarded for his hard work?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe what Benny, Violet and Jessie make out of stones. What will they cook for supper?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________After cleaning Dr. Moore’s garage, what does Henry get to bring home? What does he make with these things?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 8 A Swimming Pool at Last
Explain how the children make the swimming pool deep enough to swim in.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________How do the children get eggs to have for dinner?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 9 Fun in the Cherry Orchard
Explain why the children go into town two at a time.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________How does everyone do their part to help in the cherry orchard?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What does Dr. Moore notice in the newspaper that evening? What does he plan to do with this information?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 10 Henry and the Free-for-All
What happens in Silver City every Field Day? Who is in charge of Field Day?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What is the free-for-all? Who wins the race this year? What is the prize?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain how Jessie and Violet teach Benny to read.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 11 The Doctor Takes a Hand
Describe what Benny does with Violet’s scissors.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________How do you think Dr. Moore knows exactly where to get Violet so he can help get her medical attention?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Who is the man waiting for Dr. Moore in his living room? What is he looking for?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 12 James Henry and Henry James
Why is Mr. Alden going to stay with the Moores?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What surprises Henry so much that he almost falls over? How do the other children react to this news?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Explain how Dr. Moore knows all about the boxcar.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 13 A New Home for the Boxcar
Describe Mr. Alden’s house and the rooms created especially for his grandchildren.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What frightens Jessie and the children when a man comes to Mr. Alden’s door? How is this problem resolved?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why do the children, especially Benny and Jessie, start getting homesick for the boxcar?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Boxcar ChildrenComprehension Questions: Chapter 13 A New Home for the Boxcar
Describe the not pretty, heavy surprise for the children from their grandfather.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
"What a good place this is! It is just like a warm, little house with one
room.“—The Boxcar Children
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
"Where have I seen that man before? I wish I could remember.“
—The Boxcar Children
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
"Grandfather, I wish I could drink my milk out of my dear, old, pink cup.“
—The Boxcar Children
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
"I am going to give you children a surprise. I hope you will like it. It is very heavy.“
—The Boxcar Children
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
While you are reading silently or your teacher is reading aloud, stop three times and sketch what is happening in
the story!
A Word/Sentence I Love Why I Love It
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
A noun is a person, place, or thing.How many nouns can you find in this story?
List them below.
The Boxcar ChildrenNoun Search
Design your own boxcar to live in!
My House is a Boxcar!Imagine that YOU are able to live in a boxcar! List some pros
(good things) and cons (bad things) about your new home!
1. _________________2. _________________3. _________________4. _________________5. _________________6. _________________7. _________________8. _________________
1. _________________2. _________________3. _________________4. _________________5. _________________6. _________________7. _________________8. _________________
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
The Boxcar Children? Explain your thinking! _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to Gertrude Chandler Warner, the author of The Boxcar Children.
In this letter, please discuss your favorite part of the book. Include
details from the book and two reasons for your choice. Be sure to use all of the elements of a friendly letter in
your writing. Have fun!
__________________
Dear Gertrude Chandler Warner,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of The Boxcar Children
What is the lesson or theme in the book? Give information from the text to support your answer.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from The Boxcar Children
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book Commercial
Why should people read The Boxcar Children?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
THE HUNDRED DRESSES
By: Eleanor EstesThinking Strategy Resources,
Graphic Organizers, andReading Responses
About the Author, Eleanor Estes
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story Summary:
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character Character Traits
Wanda
Peggy
Maddie
Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses
Character Character Traits
Miss Mason
old man Swenson
Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Maddie
How and why does Maddie change in the story? Use details from the text to support your thinking.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses – Character Change
CHARACTER ActionWhat did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Wanda
Peggy
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Characters
CHARACTER ActionWhat did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Maddie
Miss Mason
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Characters
Comparing Character TraitsThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Both
Wanda Peggy
Comparing Character TraitsThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Both
maddie Peggy
Setting Important Description
The school yard
Room 13
Boggins Heights
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Looking at Multiple Settings
What is the problem at the beginning of the story?
How is this problem solved by the end of the story?
The Hundred Dresses
Describing the Plot
Determining Importance of Plot in The Hundred Dresses
Green Light Very Important events
Yellow Light Important events
Red Light Not Important events
Most Important EventsThe Hundred Dresses
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Book.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in five sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
While you are reading silently or your teacher is reading aloud, stop three times and sketch what is happening in
the story!
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in The Hundred Dresses
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
The Hundred Dresses
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
The Hundred Dresses
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
The Hundred Dresses
My Important Thoughts While ReadingThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
ThoughtsPage Number and Evidence
from Text
Sensory Images in The Hundred Dresses
What I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Hundred Dresses
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Hundred Dresses
Evidence from the Text:
What I Already Know:
Inference:
Inferring Character Feelings
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
Wanda
Peggy
Maddie
The Hundred Dresses
Cause and Effect in The Hundred Dresses
CauseBecause of this…
EffectThis happens…
New Words I Found!The Hundred DressesBy: Eleanor Estes
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
The Hundred Dresses Chapter One: Wanda
Explain why nobody notices Wanda is absent for two days.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Why do you think Wanda sits in the back corner of the classroom?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter One: Wanda
What causes Peggy and Maddie to notice Wanda is missing on the third day?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Explain why Peggy is the most popular girl in school.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Two: The Dresses Game
Why do the townspeople believe old man Swenson is no good?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What is unusual about Wanda’s last name?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Two: The Dresses Game
What do Peggy and the girls “talk” to Wanda about outside of school?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Explain how Maddie feels when Peggy plays the dresses game with Wanda.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Three: A Bright Blue Day
As Maddie remembers, how did Cecile get everyone’s attention on a bright blue day in October?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Why were Wanda and Jake walking to school on the same day?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Three: A Bright Blue Day
What caused everyone’s attention to turn from Cecile to Wanda?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Why do you think Maddie feels she can’t do anything about the teasing of Wanda?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Four: The Contest
Why is Maddie unable to complete her note to Peggy?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Explain the drawing and coloring contest.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Four: The Contest
Describe what happens in the classroom when Wanda reads aloud.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Who does Maddie believe will win the girls’ contest? Why?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Five: The Hundred Dresses
What causes the girls to gasp as they enter the classroom?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Who wins the girls’ contest? Why?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Five: The Hundred Dresses
Explain the contents of the note Miss Mason receives from the principal’s office.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Why does Maddie have a sick feeling in her stomach after Miss Mason reads the note?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Six: Up on Boggins Heights
Why are Maddie and Peggy going to Boggins Heights?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
How is Wanda’s house like her blue cotton dress?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Six: Up on Boggins Heights
How do the girls react when they run into old man Swenson?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What conclusion does Maddie reach when she can’t sleep that night?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Seven: The Letter to Room 13
What important part do Maddie and Peggy leave out of their letter to Wanda? Why do you think this part is missing?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Why does Maddie think that Wanda wore the same dress over and over?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Seven: The Letter to Room 13
Who does Miss Mason receive a letter from at the Christmas Party? What does the letter say?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What does Maddie notice about the drawing given to her by Wanda?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Hundred Dresses Chapter Seven: The Letter to Room 13
Explain the difference in how Maddie and Peggy treat the picture gifts from Wanda. What does this say about each girl?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
“Wanda, how many dresses did you say you have hanging up in your closet?”---The Hundred Dresses
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
“It didn’t seem like bright blue weather anymore, although the weather had not changed in the slightest.”
---The Hundred Dresses
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
“I know that all of you feel the way I do, that this is a very unfortunate thing to have happen. Unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it.”---The Hundred Dresses
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
“Look! She drew you. That’s you!”---The Hundred Dresses
Explain this quotation and the importance it has in the book.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Personal ReflectionThis story was written by Eleanor Estes almost 70 years ago.
Do people today still need to learn this story’s lesson?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
A Word/Sentence I Love Why I Love It
Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses
A noun is a person, place, or thing.How many nouns can you find in this story?
List them below.
The Hundred Dresses
Noun Search
Adjectives (Describing Words) Words I Found!The Hundred DressesBy: Eleanor Estes
Adjective(and page number)
Noun or Pronoun this Word Describes
Design a dress for your friend or family member!
What do you think you would find on a shelf in Wanda’s room? Draw and label your ideas! On the back of this page, write why
each item would be on her shelf.
Extension Activity
Peggy and Maddie wrote a friendly letter to Wanda instead of saying they were sorry. Now it’s your chance to do it right! Imagine you are Peggy or
Maddie. Write a sincere letter of apology to Wanda including an
explanation for your actions and words.
__________________
_______________,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Eleanor Estes
The Hundred Dresses
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
The Hundred Dresses? _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to Eleanor Estes, the author of The Hundred Dresses. In this
letter, please discuss your favorite part of the book. Include details from the book and two reasons for your
choice. Be sure to use all of the elements of a friendly letter in your
writing. Have fun!
__________________
Dear Eleanor Estes,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of The Hundred Dresses
What is the lesson or theme in the book The Hundred Dresses? Give information from the text
to support your answer.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from The Hundred Dresses
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book Commercial!
Why should people read The Hundred Dresses?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
The LittlesBy: John Peterson
Thinking Strategy Resources, Graphic Organizers,
and Reading Responses
About the Author, John Peterson
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story SummaryThe Littles
By: John Peterson
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character TraitsThe Littles
Character Character Traits
Tom
Lucy
Uncle Pete
Character TraitsThe Littles
Character Character Traits
Granny
Mr. and Mrs. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Bigg
Character TraitsThe Littles
Character Character Traits
Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb
Comparing Character TraitsThe Littles by John Peterson
Both
The Biggs The Newcombs
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
The Littles By: John Peterson
Character Change
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Tom
Lucy
The Littles By: John Peterson
Characters
CHARACTERAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
UnclePete
Granny
The Littles By: John Peterson
Characters
Description of My Favorite Setting in the Book
Illustration of My Favorite Setting in the Book
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Littles by John Peterson
Setting
What is the problem at the beginning of the story?
How is this problem solved by the end of the story?
The Littles
Describing the Plot
Determining Importance of Plot in
The Littles
Green LightVery Important events
Yellow Light
Important events
Red Light
Not Important events
Most Important EventsThe Litt les
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Book.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in five sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in The Littles
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
TheLittles
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
TheLittles
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
TheLittles
Text-to-Self Connections: CharactersThe Littles
CharacterHow can you connect to this character? Give
evidence from the text.
Tom
Lucy
Uncle Pete
Text-to-Self Connections: CharactersThe Littles
CharacterHow can you connect to this character? Give
evidence from the text.
Granny
Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Bigg
My Important Thoughts While ReadingThe Littles
ThoughtsPage Number and Evidence
from Text
Sensory Images in The LittlesReader’s Name: ________________
What I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book: The Littles
Evidence from the Text:
What I Already Know:
Inference:
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book: The Littles
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
Inferring Character Feelings
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
Title of Book: The Littles
Cause and Effect in The Littles
CauseBecause of this…
EffectThis happens…
New Words I FoundThe Littles
By: John Peterson
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
Comprehension Questions Chapter 1
Describe how the Littles are different from ordinary people. Use details from the story to support your answer.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________How do the Littles help the Biggs in return for the things they take?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 2
Explain why the Littles are nervous about the Newcombs renting the Biggs’ house for three months.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 3
Where is the Littles’ secret look-out place, and why do Mr. Little and Tom spend all day there?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________What activities are the Newcombs hoping to enjoy while the Biggs are
away?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 4
Why doesn’t Mrs. Little cook?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Explain why Granny thinks mice will come now that the Newcombs are in the house.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 5
How can the Littles hear the wonderful stories written by Mrs. Newconb?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
When they discover the mice have arrived, how do the Littles plan to protect themselves?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 6
Describe how Tom and Mr. Little handle their first meeting with a mouse.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 7
Explain how Uncle Pete and Lucy escape their encounter with mice.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Describe Tom’s plan to have the Newcombs notice the mice in the house. Is his plan successful? Why, or why not?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 8
Uncle Pete says, “It’s not good to stick you head in the sand like an ostrich.” What does he mean?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 9
Why can’t Mr. Little find Tom, Uncle Pete, or any mousetraps?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What is Lucy’s brave decision, and how is she helpful?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 10
Describe Mr. Little’s plan to make the Newcombs want to get rid of the cat.
Is it a successful plan? Explain.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Comprehension Questions Chapter 11
Explain how Tom manages to tame the cat.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
How do you think Tom will convince the Biggs to keep his new friend, the cat?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
A noun is a person, place, or thing.How many nouns can you find in this story?
List them below.
The Litt lesNoun Search
The LittlesDescribing Words (Adjectives)
An adjective is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun (person, place, or thing).Search for adjectives throughout the story. Write the adjective and the
noun/pronoun it describes in the T-Graph below.
Adjective Noun/Pronoun it Describes
A compound word is one word made-up of two smaller words. How many compound words can you find in this story? List them below,
and draw a line between the two smaller words.
Example: every/one
The Litt lesCompound Word Search
A Word/Sentence I Love Why I Love It
John Peterson
The Litt les
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
John Peterson
The Litt les
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
The Litt les? _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to John Peterson, the author of The Littles. In this letter, please discuss your favorite part of
the book. Include details from the book and two reasons for your choice. Be sure to use all of the elements of a
friendly letter in your writing. Have fun!
__________________
Dear John Peterson,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of
The Littles
What is the lesson or theme in the book? Give information from the text to support
your answer._________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from The Littles
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book Commercial
Why should people read The Littles?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid
By: Clyde Robert Bulla Thinking Strategy Resources,
Graphic Organizers, and Reading Responses
About the Author, Clyde Robert Bulla
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story Summary
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character TraitsThe Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Character Character Traits
Gregory
Ivy
Vance
Uncle Max
Character TraitsThe Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Character Character Traits
Gregory’s Mother and Daddy
Miss Perry
Miss Cartwright
Mr. Hiller
Character TraitsThe Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Character Character Traits
Aunt Grace
Richard
Character Traits
Character Character Traits
Gregory
Ivy
Vance
Uncle Max
Gregory’s Mother & Daddy
Miss Perry
Miss Cartwright
Mr. Hiller
Aunt Grace
Richard
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Comparing Character TraitsThe Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Both
Ivy Vance
How are these characters similar? How are they different?
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Gregory
What causes Gregory to change throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Ivy
What causes Ivy to change throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Vance
What causes Vance to change throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Uncle Max
What causes Uncle Max to change throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
CharacterAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Gregory
Ivy
Uncle Max
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
CharacterAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Vance
MissCartwright
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Characters
Description of The Burned Building
Picture of The BurnedBuilding
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Setting
Description of Gregory’s Bedroom
Picture of Gregory’s Bedroom
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Setting
Description of Gregory’s Classroom
Picture of Gregory’s Classroom
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Setting
TimeDescribe when The Chalk Box Kid takes place.
PlaceDescribe where The Chalk Box Kid takes place
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Setting
CONFLICTWhat is the conflict?
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Plot: Conflict and Solution
Determining Importance of Plot in The Chalk Box Kid
Green LightVery Important events
Yellow Light
Important events
Red Light
Not Important events
Most Important EventsThe Chalk Box Kid
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Book.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in five sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in The Chalk Box Kid
A Word/Sentence I Love Why I Love It
Clyde Robert Bulla
The Chalk Box Kid
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
The Chalk Box KidBy: Clyde Robert Bulla
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
The Chalk Box KidBy: Clyde Robert Bulla
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
The Chalk Box KidBy: Clyde Robert Bulla
Text-to-Self Connections: Characters
Character How can you connect to this character? Give evidence from the text.
Gregory
Ivy
Vance
Uncle Max
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
My Important Thoughts While Reading
Thoughts Page Number and Evidence from Text
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Sensory Images in The Chalk Box Kid
What I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Chalk Box Kid
Evidence from the Text:
What I Already Know:
Inference:
Inferring
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
Reader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Chalk Box Kid
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
The Chalk Box Kid
Inferring Character Feelings
Cause and Effect in The Chalk Box Kid
Cause Because of this… Effect This happens…
New Words I Found!The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 1: The Room
Why did Gregory have to spend his birthday with Aunt Grace? How did he feel about this situation?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain why Gregory’s birthday turns out to be the best birthday he has ever had.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 2: Uncle Max
How does Gregory make his bedroom feel more like home?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe Gregory’s actions that tell the reader he doesn’t like his Uncle Max.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 3: The New School
Describe Gregory’s first day in Room 3 at Dover Elementary School.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe Gregory’s discovery in back of his new house.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What kind of person is Uncle Max? Use details from the story to support your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 4: The Burned Building
What do Gregory and Ivy have in common?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does Gregory’s mother find out about the burned building?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 5: A Party
Why is there a party for Ivy?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is in the gold package for Ivy? Is this an appropriate prize? Why or why not?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe Ivy’s actions when she is given the prize. Why does she act that way?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 6: Mr. Hiller
Why has Mr. Hiller come to visit Gregory’s classroom?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why does Gregory say he already had a garden?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 7: Gregory’s Garden
Write about all the items in Gregory’s garden.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gregory asked his mother and daddy to come see his garden. How does each parent respond?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Gregory worried when it rains at night?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 8: “Nothing at All”
Describe the students’ reactions when they see Gregory’s garden?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think Ivy almost stops on her way out of the garden?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 8: “Nothing at All”
Why can’t Gregory eat his favorite dessert that evening?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you think Gregory is telling the truth about having a garden? Explain your thoughts.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 9: Ivy and Richard
What does Ivy do with her art kit? Explain her actions.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think Miss Perry gives the art case back to Ivy?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Chalk Box KidComprehension Questions: Chapter 9: Ivy and Richard
Explain what Uncle Max does after seeing Gregory’s garden. Explain his actions.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who is the special person Ivy brings to Gregory’s garden? Why do you think she brings him there?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing Activity: The Chalk Box Kid
At first, Gregory finds it difficult to make friends at his new school. Write about at least three ways you can help a new
student feel comfortable at your school.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing Activity: The Chalk Box Kid
Like Gregory, we all have special talents and skills. Write about a unique strength of yours that many people might not know about.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
While you are reading silently or your teacher is reading aloud, stop three times and sketch what is happening in
the story!
A noun is a person, place, or thing.How many nouns can you find in
The Chalk Box Kid? List them below.
The Chalk Box KidNoun Search
Adjectives (Describing Words) Words I Found!The Chalk Box Kid
By: Clyde Robert Bulla
Adjective(and page number)
Noun or Pronoun this Word Describes
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Clyde Robert Bulla
The Chalk Box Kid
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
The Chalk Box Kid? _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to Clyde Robert Bulla, the author of The Chalk Box Kid. In this
letter, please discuss your favorite part of the book. Include details from the book and two reasons for your choice. Be sure to use all of the elements of a friendly letter in
your writing. Have fun!
__________________
Dear Clyde Robert Bulla, ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of The Chalk Box Kid
What is the lesson or theme in the book The Chalk Box Kid? Give information from the text to
support your answer.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from The Chalk Box Kid
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book Commercial
Why should people read The Chalk Box Kid?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble By: Alice Dalgliesh
Thinking Strategy Resources, Graphic Organizers, and Reading Responses
About the Author, Alice Dalgliesh
Hometown: ________________________
Other Books They’ve Written:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Interesting Facts About the Author:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Story Summary:
The Courage of Sarah Noble By: Alice Dalgliesh
Reader’s Name: _______________
CHARACTERs PLOT SETTING
Character TraitsThe Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Character Character Traits
Sarah
Sarah’s Father
Sarah’s Mother
Tall John
Mistress Robinson
CHARACTER At the beginning of the story… At the end of the story…
Sarah
What causes Sarah to change throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Characters
CharacterAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Sarah
Tall John
Mistress Robinson
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Characters
CharacterAction
What did they do?
MotivationWhy did they do it?
Sarah’s Mother
Sarah’s Father
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Characters
Description of the Wilderness
Picture of theWilderness
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Setting
Description of the Indian House
Picture of theIndian House
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Setting
Description of the Log House
Picture of theLog House
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Setting
TimeDescribe when The Courage of Sarah Noble
takes place.
PlaceDescribe where The Courage of Sarah Noble
takes place
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Setting
CONFLICTWhat is the conflict?
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Plot: Conflict and Solution
INTERNAL CONFLICTInternal conflict is a mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
How do these internal conflicts affect the entire story?
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Plot: Internal Conflict
EXTERNAL CONFLICTExternal conflict is a struggle that occurs between a character and outside forces.
SOLUTIONHow is that conflict solved?
How do these external conflicts affect the entire story?
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Plot: External Conflict
Determining Importance of Plot in The Courage of Sarah Noble
Green LightVery Important events
Yellow Light
Important events
Red Light
Not Important events
Most Important EventsThe Courage of Sarah Noble
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Beginning of the
Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Middle of the Book.
Draw and Describe the Most Important Event in the Ending of the Book.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Summarize!Try to summarize this story in five sentences! Include only the
important events of the story.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Before Reading
During Reading
After
Reading
Questions I Had in The Courage of Sarah Noble
Text-to-Text ConnectionsConnecting Fiction Texts
How can we connect these two texts?
The Courage of Sarah Noble
By: Alice Dalgliesh
_________________________Book Title
Text-to-Self ConnectionsConnecting Our Lives to a Fiction Text
How can you connect with this text?
The Courage of Sarah Noble
By: Alice Dalgliesh
Text-to-World ConnectionsConnecting Large Groups of People to a Fiction Text
How can we connect this text to the world?
The Courage of Sarah Noble
By: Alice Dalgliesh
Text-to-Self Connections: CharactersThe Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Character How can you connect to this character? Give evidence from the text.
Sarah
Sarah’s Father
Sarah’s Mother
Tall John
Mistress Robinson
My Important Thoughts While Reading
Thoughts Page Number and Evidence from Text
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Sensory Images in The Courage of Sarah Noble
What I Could
SeeWhat I Could
HearWhat I Could
TasteWhat I Could
SmellWhat I Could
Feel
Character How do they feel?Evidence from Text to Support My Thinking
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Inferring Character Feelings
My Inference Picture
I can infer that ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InferringReader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Evidence from the Text:
What I Already Know:
Inference:
Inferring
My Inference:CLUE:
CLUE:
CLUE:
Reader’s Name: _______________
Title of the Book:
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Cause and Effect in The Courage of Sarah Noble
Cause Because of this… Effect This happens…
New Words I FoundThe Courage of Sarah Noble
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
New Words I FoundThe Courage of Sarah Noble
New Word
(and page number)
What I Think it MeansWhat the Dictionary
Says it Means
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 1 & 2
Why are Sarah and her father traveling together?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why is Sarah chosen to go with her father? Use evidence from the story to support your answer.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What does Sarah’s mother tell her before she leaves? Why?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe the night with the Robinsons in the settlement.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why do you think Sarah wants her cloak before she goes to sleep?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 3 & 4
Explain where Sarah and her father will live while they build a house.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why do you think Sarah asks her father not to shoot the deer?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe what Sarah feels and thinks when she first sees the valley where their house will be built.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________When Sarah hears noises at night in the cave, is she afraid or helping her father to not be afraid? Explain your thoughts.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 5 & 6
Why doesn’t Sarah want her father to leave to build the house?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe what happens while Sarah is reading to herself.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What does Sarah teach the Native American children? What do they teach her?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why is Sarah’s father hesitant to let her go with the Native American children to their houses? What do you think he is feeling? Why?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 7 & 8
Why is Sarah’s father leaving, and where will she stay while he is gone?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________When does Sarah say she is afraid for the first time? Explain why you think she feels this way.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Sarah discovers some differences between Tall John’s family and her own family. Explain some of these differences.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What does Sarah do before she goes to bed? Why is this important to her?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 9 & 10
Why is chapter nine called “Night of Fear”?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe the meeting of Sarah and her father when he returns.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Why does Sarah need to put on her own clothes before leaving Tall John’s house? Describe her feelings.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapters 9 & 10
Who is waiting for Sarah in the brown log house on the hill?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________As Tall John puts Sarah down from his shoulder to meet her mother, why does he call her his “daughter”?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What item does Sarah hope her mother brought to the log house? Why do you think this is important to Sarah?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The Courage of Sarah Noble Comprehension Questions: Chapter 11
Explain how Sarah’s mother feels about Sarah being left with the Native Americans.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________Describe Sarah’s conversation with Arabella as she tucks her doll into bed.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________What does Sarah hope to be when she grows up? Why?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
“To be afraid and to be brave is the best courage of all.”
…The Courage of Sarah NobleExplain this quotation and the importance it has in the book
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Courage of Sarah NobleIf you were leaving on a long journey and could only take
three of your possessions, what would you take with you?
Explain your thinking.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Courage of Sarah NobleWrite about a time you stayed away from your family. What
happened, and how did you feel?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
The Story Continues…Imagine this story continues for one more chapter. Think of
a title for this chapter, and write about what happens next
to Sarah and her family.
Title:_____________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
A Word/Sentence I Love Why I Love It
Alice Dalgliesh
The Courage of Sarah Noble
A noun is a person, place, or thing.How many nouns can you find in this story?
List them below.
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Noun Search
Adjectives (Describing Words) Words I Found!The Courage of Sarah Noble
By: Alice Dalgliesh
Adjective(and page number)
Noun or Pronoun this Word Describes
Character How do they show courage in the story?
Sarah
Sarah’s Father
Sarah’s Mother
Tall John
It Takes Courage!In the T-graph below, explain how each character shows courage in the story.
Native American CultureDuring the story, Sarah was introduced to the Native
Americans’ way of life. In each sun, write about and/or draw something that Sarah learned about the Native Americans.
My favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
My least favorite part was…_________________________________________
_________________________________________because…
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Alice Dalgliesh
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Author’s PurposeWhat was the author’s purpose for writing
The Courage of Sarah Noble? _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Letter to the Author Activity
Write a letter to Alice Dalgliesh, the author of The Courage of Sarah Noble. In
this letter, please discuss your favorite part of the book. Include details from the book and two reasons for your choice. Be
sure to use all of the elements of a friendly letter in your writing.
Have fun!
__________________
Dear Alice Dalgliesh,
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
________________
________________
Lesson/Theme of The Courage of Sarah Noble
What is the lesson or theme in the book The Courage of Sarah Noble? Give information from
the text to support your answer.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
What We Can Learn from
The Courage of Sarah Noble
My Picture of the Theme/Lesson
Book Commercial
Why should people read The Courage of Sarah Noble?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________