Sideways Stories from Wayside School Novel Study with Google Slides
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Are you looking for a Sideways Stories from Wayside School novel study for literature circles or reading groups? This complete no-prep book study is packed full of standards aligned reading responses and comprehension activities for every chapter of the novel. These responses check students' understanding, as well as provide them a focus for reading. This book study works well in guided reading groups, literature circles, and even as an independent study. Students are able to read each chapter and be held accountable for their reading with the clear questions and reading activities. Students will need a copy of the book, as they are required to provide evidence for their thinking.
Easy to implement!
This Sideways Stories unit engages students as they work independently, in literature circles, and in guided reading groups. Students are kept accountable for their reading with the chapter-by-chapter reading responses.
Included in the download:
- teacher directions
- Common Core alignment guide
- link to Google Slides
- strategy charts for making connections, predicting, and asking questions
- interactive notebook pages
- complete answer keys
With this novel study, students will:
- make connections
- ask questions
- make predictions
- infer
- note details
- draw visualizations
- compare and contrast
- write chapter summaries
- determine character traits
- use details to support the main idea
- complete a story map
- identify and explain problem and solution
- work with personification
- be introduced to irony
- order events into the correct sequence
- complete character trait maps
- complete a book recommendation
Options for the teacher:
This book study is offered as a no-prep printable unit and has also been prepared using Google Slides and Easel.
- Google Slides - Open the first file (the one labeled Download PDF.) The link to the Slides is on the 2nd page of the PDF.
- Easel - Easel is a new digital platform offered through TpT. Open the second file labeled Open Digital Activity - Easel by TpT.
See what teachers are saying!
❤️ "We are in the middle of using this resource and we absolutely love it. It is extremely well made. Each chapter allows you to practice different comprehension strategies/skills. It is by far one of my favorite novel study packets." Melissa A.
❤️ "I'm very satisfied with this purchase. It really is print and go! My students enjoyed the activities and I found that I was able to easily evaluate their understanding of each chapter." Out of the Pencil Box
❤️ "I absolutely love the packet! It keeps my students engaged and develops a great deal of discussion when we talk about the questions and activities." Carolina G.
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