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The Magic of Using Chapter Book Series in Your Classroom

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Andrew Lost (J.C. Greenburg) Fun! Kinda gross science facts and stories: Like most people don't have adventures inside a dog's nose or on the outside of a soap bubble. Non-Fiction Chapter Series? Yes!

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Stephen and Lucy Hawking Yes, the same Hawking who wrote A Brief History of Time More Non-Ficton

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Engaging Skill Building More accurate predictions Character Loyalty: Friends, familiarity, authors style Continuity Comfort, especially for reluctant readers Kids anticipate what characters will do Chapter Books- Why?

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Anticipation of what is ahead! I love my book friend. I get a good feeling reading about her/him. I cant wait to see what happens. With these familiarities, your student can make a scaffold for his/her own story writing!

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Plot devices help reader: Summarize information Make inferences Draw conclusions Plot structure stays the same even if: characters, setting, goals are different. Stronger Writers-How? Dragons of Wayward Crescent

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Write a wish list synopsis Predict plot Introduce one new character Create new environment Adam Blake Anticipation! Whats in the Next Book?

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A copy for each child to follow as you read aloud Recorded readings helpful for reinforcement Classroom celebration at books (or series)end For Developing Readers

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Your Series in the Classroom

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Intervention! Gateway books help transition out of a series

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Yes! Even With The Tests Looming! Alexander Stadler

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Keep it personal-- Write a letter from a characters head. Let kids write questions to a character. Write an alternate ending. Write in a new character. Take out a character. Write a critique of the book. Write a new plot for an additional book.

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A Modest Suggestion Concerning Evaluation Consider assessing the project as an exam instead of students recalling facts about the book/s!

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Childrens Classic Silver Award 2012 Childrens Classic Gold Award 2012 Released March, 2013

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Word Problems A Math Cross-Over Instruct the students to take events from the story and turn them into math problems. The numbers in the word problems don't necessarily have to come straight from the book. If the book mentions geographical locations, allow the students to use maps to create problems based on finding the distance between two points. If your class is struggling with a particular math concept, you may consider framing the assignment so that all of the questions must include that concept.

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A Great Activity for Comprehension and Cognition Book Bingo Each student receives a bingo card on which to record the books he has read. The squares of the card contain a variety of genres and series for students to choose from. For instance, one square might state, "Read a book from The Magic Tree House series," while another square might say, "Read a book about submarines." The student colors in the coordinating square when he finishes a task, and then he receives a reward when he completes a row or a column. This activity broadens students' exposure to a variety of books.

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Open-Mind Presentation Connecting Events in the Book An open-mind presentation helps students to relate to the main character of a book, and it aids them in connecting events that have happened throughout the story. Draw a portrait of the main character. Cut out the portrait and staple it to another piece of paper. Trace the outline of the portrait on the blank paper. Inside the outline, write words or draw pictures to illustrate the character's thoughts. Include the main events, people or items that were important to the character's development. Students can share their open-mind presentations with the class to discuss the words and pictures they chose.

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What-If Stories Prediction Possibilities! After reading the novel, let your students write paragraphs about what would have happened if events had changed or if characters had made different choices. They may use personal experiences or their opinions about the book to create their paragraphs. You might need to brainstorm some initial scenarios as a class for the students to expand on individually. What-if stories help students to identify with the characters and the storyline.

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