Crash by Jerry Spinelli Novel Study Unit
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Crash by Jerry Spinelli is a fantastic book to read with your middle school students! This Crash Novel Study Unit gives you all the lesson plans and comprehension activities you need to guide students through the story and think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it.
This hilarious and heartwarming novel will have your students reflecting on their own friendships with others. Grab this common core aligned Crash Novel Unit for fast and easy implementation with your class!
This Crash Novel Unit includes:
• Reader Response Questions for Each Chapter
• Lesson Plans for EASY implementation
• Character Analysis Work
• Context Clue Word Work
• Story Map
• Main Idea Chapter Titles
• Journal Prompts for End of Novel Reflection
• Compare and Contrast Work
• Plot Structure Diagram
• Setting Organizer
• Answer Key
Complete this unit as a whole class, small group, book club, or allow students to work independently. A must-have for your classroom! The included lesson plans and journal prompts give teachers multiple options to lead classroom discussions around the themes, settings, and characters in this novel.
This resource is offered as a printable PDF download.
Looking for a digital option? My Crash Novel Study Unit for Google Slides features the same content, but formatted into Google Slides.
More CRASH Resources from Mrs. Beers Language Arts Classroom:
- **Crash Novel Study Activities Bundle**
- Crash Novel Study Unit (PDF Printable)
- Digital Crash Novel Study Unit (Google Slides)
- Crash Novel-Inspired Reader's Theater Script
- Crash by Jerry Spinelli Novel Study Test and Assessment
- Crash Test Review Challenge Game
Novel not included, but FYI:
Interest Level
• Grades 4-7
Reading Level
• Grade level Equivalent: 5
• Lexile® Measure: 560L
• DRA: 40-50
• Guided Reading: V
Theme/Subject
• Adolescent Issues
• Middle School
• Friendship Themes
• Realistic Fiction
If you are looking for a high-interest, realistic fiction, common core focused novel unit with vocabulary work, reader response questions, journal prompts, and an outline of daily lesson plans, this is the perfect resource for you! Learn more about how I use my Crash novel study unit here.
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More Resources from Mrs. Beers Language Arts Classroom:
- Reader's Theater for BIG KIDS MEGA BUNDLE
- Editable ELA Word Wall for Middle School
- ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle Grades 4-8
- Wonder Novel Study Unit
- Context Clue Task Cards for Middle School
- Poetry Analysis Resource for Grades 4-8
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HAPPY READING!
Erin Beers
