Stargirl Novel Study (Jerry Spinelli) Digital + Printable + Giving Speeches Unit

Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli? Look no further. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, and constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning.

This unit also includes a tie-in nonfiction text with activities to practice analyzing and writing speeches. The lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 6-7.

Check out other versions of the Stargirl Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style. This is Version #1.

Version #1 - This link goes to this unit's full digital + printable version.

Version #2 - This product contains the basic printable version, including vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, and constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning.

Version #3 – This product contains the skills lessons that tie in with Stargirl -- Information Text Analyzing and Writing Speeches.

✨  ‍ DIGITAL RESOURCES

This novel study includes links to digital resources. Boom Learning is used for multiple-choice, short-answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions such as comprehension questions and vocabulary practice.

Activities that require more open-ended responses may be found in Google Slides. This includes all the writing prompts with organizers for students to plan responses.

✏️PRINTABLE RESOURCES

Vocabulary

• List (22 focus words)
• Bookmarks
• Word Cards
• Practice Booklet (12-page booklet)
• Test

Comprehension and Writing

• 11 Comprehension Quizzes (1 for every 3 chapters) with multiple choice, sequencing, matching, and short answer
• 15 Constructed Response Writing Questions with Organizers for Planning Answers

Writing and Giving Speeches Unit

Lessons include:

1. Identifying 6 Types of Speeches
2. Learning about and Analyzing Persuasive Speeches
3. Writing a Persuasive Speech
4. Learning about and Analyzing Informative Speeches
5. Writing an Informative Speech
6. Learning about and Analyzing Entertaining Speeches
7. Writing an Entertaining Speech
8. Practicing Giving a Speech Presentation
9. Grading Rubric

The CCSS skills covered in this Speech Writing Unit include:

• Author’s Point of View
• Fictional Portrayal to Historical Account
• Writing and Presenting Speeches

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