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Danny The Champion of The World: Novel Study Study GuideDanny The Champion of The World: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
3rd - 6th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2013
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Danny The Champion of The World: Novel Study

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Many children dream about being a champion. The dream could be reality for Danny in Danny the Champion of the World. Danny's championship is a sure thing if he and his father gain victory against a nasty landowner with a bad attitude. Scholars follow Danny's life by working with similes, vocabulary words, and comprehension questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

novels, responding to literature, studying literature

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Discuss gypsies and their history before reading
  • Give information about classes of people such as lords, dukes, barons, etc.

Classroom Considerations

  • Contains only a preview of the full novel study
  • One activity requires research
  • The plot includes a mother that passed away

Pros

  • Offers a link to more information about the novel
  • Lists ideas of themes to use in conjunction with the study

Cons

  • Does not provide the answer key

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5

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