Pearl Verses the World Novel Study Bundle

This bundle of resources forms a complete novel study for the verse novel Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy. It includes comprehension, vocabulary, whole novel and poetry activities as well as a bonus resource containing poems for use in the classroom.

The novel study resources each come with a presentation file which can be used with projectors and devices, allowing you to cut down on photocopying. All resources are available in US and UK/Australian spelling versions.

To use this resource you will need:

At least one copy of Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy (first published 2009)

The Pearl Verses the World Novel Study Bundle Includes:

Pearl Verses the World Comprehension and Vocabulary

This resource includes:
✫ A Cover Page
✫ A Retelling and Evaluating Organiser
✫ Comprehension Questions - organised 5 to a page in chronological order*
✫ Complete Comprehension Questions
✫ Comprehension Questions - organised by theme*
✫ Themed Comprehension Question Task Cards (in colour and black and white)
✫ Complete Vocabulary List
✫ Vocabulary Words for Cutting Out and Arranging
✫ Vocabulary Worksheets
✫ Comprehension Answer Key
✫ Teaching Notes
✫ BONUS - Presentation File with Questions and Vocabulary Words

*Note - These sheets contain the same 25 comprehension questions arranged in different ways to allow for flexibility in how you present the questions


Pearl Verses the World - Whole Novel Activities

This resource includes:
✫ 2 Reaction to Text Activities (including task cards in black and white and colour)
✫ 3 Reviewing Activities
✫ 3 Retelling Activities
✫ 4 Character Activities
✫ 7 Discussion Cards (in black and white and colour)
✫ Teaching Notes
✫ BONUS - Presentation File


Pearl Verses the World - Poetry Activities

This resource includes:
✫ 4 Reading Poetry Activities - 2 with 2 options, 2 with task cards
✫ 4 Blank Verse and Rhyme Activities - 3 with task cards
✫ 4 Poetry and Metaphor Activities - all with task cards
✫ 28 Poetry Topic Prompt Cards
✫ Teaching Notes
✫ BONUS - Presentation File


BONUS :Poetry for the Classroom: School Poems

This resource includes:
✫ A ‘School Poems’ Cover in Colour and Black and White
✫ 10 School Themed Poems
✫ 10 Poems with Space for Annotations or Notes
✫ 10 Poems with Reflection Questions
✫ 1 Reflection Sheet
✫ 1 Reflection Task Card in Colour and Black and White
✫ 2 Brainstorming Sheets
✫ PDF Ebook for Classroom Devices
✫ Teaching Notes

These resource contains two versions, one with US Spelling in Letter format, one with UK/Australian spelling in A4 format. Both versions are PDF files, 184 pages long all together. The presentation files are landscape PDF files

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