Hundred Dresses Novel Study & Activities | Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

This HUNDRED DRESSES novel study unit includes a wide range of resources for teaching cause and effect, character traits, parts of speech, summarizing, vocabulary, and more, in the context of Eleanor Estes' novel, The Hundred Dresses. Use this unit in part or in whole, depending on the needs of your students.

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included in this Hundred Dresses Novel Study:

Pre-Reading: Making Predictions—using text features to make predictions
What Do You Know About These Words? —vocabulary development
Vocabulary Match-Up—vocabulary assessment
Thinking About Character Traits—useful guide when introducing character traits
Character Traits Graphic Organizer—using text evidence to describe characters
Characters Grow and Change—character development over time
Character Traits (2 pages) —graphic organizers using text evidence to describe characters
Cause and Effect (8 pages) —2 sets, differentiated for able and less-able readers
Parts of Speech—scavenger hunt recording page for parts of speech found in the novel (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
Journal Responses (2 pages, 12 prompts) —prompts for journal writing
Journal Responses—blank lined page for journaling
Summarizing (4) —summarizing chapters
End-of-Book "Quiz"—sequencing events, recalling events, describing characters, using vocabulary, and interpreting character traits, in true/false, matching, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple choice format
Implementation Tips also included

***Please take a peek at the preview for a MUCH closer look at this comprehensive novel study!***

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