Description

Are you ready to start reading groups, literature circles, or supplement a class read aloud? This Sarah, Plain and Tall novel study will guide your students chapter-by-chapter to a deeper understanding of the story. Students complete a variety of reading responses after each chapter, as well as study chapter-specific vocabulary words.  Students need access to the novel, as they are required to look back in the story to support their thinking with evidence.

Online Learning:  This novel study now includes Google Slides for online learning, compatible with Google Classroom. The link to the slides is found on the second page of the resource.

Included in the download:

• Strategy pages for making connections, predicting, and asking questions
• Vocabulary for each chapter
• Common Core alignment page
• Interactive notebook pages for vocabulary, characters, chapter summaries, and author’s message
• Google Slides for online learning
• Complete answer key

Students will:

• make connections
• make predictions
• ask questions
• write chapter titles (read for the main idea, read to determine the theme)
• answer text-dependent questions
• order story events into the correct sequence
• write chapter summaries
• draw visualizations
• note details
• write a friendly letter
• write from the main character’s point of view
• write persuasively
• determine character traits
• complete character trait maps
• make inferences
• respond critically to the story

Happy Reading!