George vs George Engaging Activities for Close Reading & Writing
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What educators are saying
Description
A variety of activities for close reading; skills lessons; and creative writing for George vs. George to keep students engaged! Designed to challenge thinking but also to support understanding for students.
What you get:
- Chapter by Chapter Questions that cover many CCSS standards for reading informational text or history/social studies, including identifying main ideas, expressing opinions with support, analyzing points of view and bias, using context clues, sequence, cause/effect, fact/opinion and more.
- Several short creative writing responses
- Skill-builders such as tips for note-taking, definitions of reading terms like compare/contrast, plus explanations for vocabulary such as propaganda.
- A detailed Key with both explicit and possible answers, tips, and teaching suggestions
What teachers say: "My students were able to obtain a deeper understanding of the book and the historical time using this resource."
Students do need access to a book and the questions require closer study than a read-aloud might allow.
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