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3. Premise: Kids love a great story. Use stories as a vehicle to teach literature concepts and terms. The more you read, the better reader you become! Better readers find school less difficult.

4. Grades 5-6Grades 7-8 The Wreckers Iain Lawrence Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare Holes Louis Sachar Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes The Borrowers Mary Norton Crispin AVI Brady Jean Fritz Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’Dell Jackaroo Cynthia Voigt Number the Stars Lois Lowry The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson Where Do I Go from Here? Valerie Wilson Wesley Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry Victory Susan Cooper Black and Blue Magic Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2013-2014 Classroom Novel Units

5. Premise: Kids love a great story. Use stories as a vehicle to teach literature concepts and terms.

6. Grades 5-6Grades 7-8 The Wreckers Iain Lawrence Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare Holes Louis Sachar Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes The Borrowers Mary Norton Crispin AVI Brady Jean Fritz Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’Dell Jackaroo Cynthia Voigt Number the Stars Lois Lowry The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson Where Do I Go from Here? Valerie Wilson Wesley Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry Victory Susan Cooper Black and Blue Magic Zilpha Keatley Snyder 2013-2014 Classroom Novel Units

7. Grades 5-6 Grades 7-8 From the Mixed-Up Filesof Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg In the Stone Circle Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Firestorm! Joan Hyatt Harlow Rifles for Watie Harold Keith The Trespassers Zilpha Keatley Snyder Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnsford Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O’Brien The Outsiders S.E. Hinton The Boggart Susan B. Cooper Crispin AVI Hatchet Gary Paulsen Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson The Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars Summer of Fear Lois Duncan Down the Long Hills Louis L’Amour 2014-2015 Classroom Novel Units

8. “Novel on the Screen” Students cannot read ahead. Students must pay attention! They must jot notes to retain info. Unique spellings are visual. Demonstrate good oral reading.

9. Chapter One ~ Possibilities On the very first morning of the summer vacation when Harry Houdini Marco was almost twelve years old, a pretty weird thing happened. Right at the time Harry didn't think too much about it, for some reason, maybe because he'd never been the kind of kid who went in for any sort of magic stuff. It wasn't until afterwards that he began to have second thoughts about what happened that day in the attic. But afterwards, considering the way the rest of the summer turned out, he decided he might as well believe there'd been something fishy about that first morning, too. The day started out badly, about as bad as a first day of vacation possibly could. Harry's first chore was to mow the lawn in front of the boarding house, and it was right then that things started off on the wrong foot. Actually, Harry was feeling cheerful enough when he started, but, right smack dab in the middle of the mowing, a moving van pulled up in front of Pete Wilson's apartment a few doors down Kerry Street. Of course, Harry had known that the Wilsons were planning to move, but he had hoped it wouldn't be until the end of the summer. But no such luck. So there went Pete, not one of Harry's best friends but certainly the very last kid anywhere near Harry's age on the whole street. Moving to the suburbs, just like all the families in the neighborhood except the Marcos. Summer vacation suddenly began to look like a long lonely stretch of nothing.

10. Black and Blue Magic Zilpha Keatly Snyder Chapter One: Possibilities 1. The main character of Black and Blue Magic is a young boy named ____________________________________. 2. Why was Harry given this particular name? 3.His summer is not off to a very good start. Explain. ___________________________________________________________ 4. Harry and his mom are having tough financial times. Give examples to prove this. (2)

11. “Novel – Read to You” The teacher has the only copy! Essential to dramatize the reading! Can change the storyline for effect! What about missed reading sessions?

12. Down the Long Hills Louis L ’ Amour Chapter 12 _____________ 1. What sound awakens Hardy? ________________________ 2. Big Red seems a little angry and excited because... 3.What tactics would these animals use to take down the horse? ___________________________ _____________________________ 4.How does Hardy handle this dangerous situation? (2) 5.What is the biggest problem with Hardy ’ s decision to play with fire? 6.What are the three dangers that Hardy must constantly remember and prepare to face?

13. Chapter Question: __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Main Idea: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Chapter Summary: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Chapter Prediction: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Chapter Reaction: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

14. Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour Name: ____________________ Chapter: __4__

15. Elements of Literature? What is being left out? foreshadowing flashbacks rising action protagonist antagonist setting mood characterization descriptive language sentence structure imagery

16. The Incredible Journey Chapters 1-5 amphibious solitude translucent contrition parody stolidly illegible mellow wistful placid derelict valiant talons banshee squelch tantalize fragrant derision famished amiable encounter irresolute ravenous reluctant torrent requiem

17. WordWork: Use each of your list words in a sentence of between seven and nine words. Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and other errors. Highlight your list words. 1.____________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________ 4.____________________________________________________ 5.____________________________________________________

18. R A P Q A R espond — Commentary about the events, student’s perspective A ssociate — Compare to a similar event you have experienced, seen, read about, or heard from a friend P redict — What do you think will happen in the next chapters? Q uestion — Anything that was unclear or made you ponder? Apply — Christian application for the student’s life

19. ala 2015 MORAL

20. Laptops are tools! Type the book report on that tool. Insert appropriate pictures to tell the story. Read your report to the class – publish.

21. Include books you have loved in your book lists! Showcase favorite authors! Criss-cross the curriculum! Cross-Curricular Education Demonstrate good oral reading skills. Use different “vehicles” to teach the stories. Susan Cooper AVIGary Paulsen Jean Fritz Betsy ByersLois Lowry Wilson RawlsLouis L’Amour Zilpha Keatley Snyder Cynthia Voigt E.L. Konigsburg S.E. HintonElizabeth George Speare S.E. HintonElizabeth George Speare