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James and the Giant Peach: Novel Study Study GuideJames and the Giant Peach: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
Resource Details
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Study Guides
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2012
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Study Guide

James and the Giant Peach: Novel Study

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Everyone wants to feel like they belong. James, in James and the Giant Peach, finds a feeling of belonging in a very odd place—inside a peach! Scholars read the story of James and the Peach and work through vocabulary, language, and comprehension worksheet activities to better analyze the text.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

studying literature, responding to literature, novels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate science by studying the various insects James befriends

Classroom Considerations

  • As a free preview, the resource does not cover the full novel study
  • Suggests students use Internet or library resources for research

Pros

  • Includes a parts of speech activity
  • Lists themes to study along with the novel

Cons

  • Does not offer an answer key or sample work

Common Core

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

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