Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards Aligned
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is a Newberry Medal-winning novel your middle school readers will love!
This Maniac Magee novel study features everything teachers need to guide students through this fantastic book, and help them think more deeply about the book's characters, themes, and literary devices. It includes CCSS comprehension questions, character analysis, word work, and more!
Maniac Magee will have your students laughing out loud, shedding a few tears, and cheering throughout the story! The perfect novel for reading groups, a whole class novel study, or independent reading.
This 40-page PRINT-AND-GO Maniac Magee Novel Unit includes:
- Student pacing guide
- 19 pages of reader response questions with answer key
- Context clue word work worksheets to enhance vocabulary
- Character analysis worksheets
- Story map worksheet
- End of novel character cards project
- 2 journal prompts for post-reading reflection
- Answer Key
This resource is offered as a printable PDF download and was designed for printable use. As a bonus, I have included a Google Slides link and TPT Easel activity if you want to try incorporating the student work into those formats.
Maniac Magee Summary: Jeffrey Magee loses his parents in a tragic trolley accident. He is sent to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. Life with them becomes unbearable, so Jeffrey takes off for the unknown, where he encounters only those that he will turn into friends.
Novel not included, but FYI:
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.4
Lexile Measure®: 820L
DRA: 60
Guided Reading: W
Genre
Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
Family Life
Individuality
Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
Sensitivity
Negative Stereotypes
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