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Maniac Magee

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Learners read the book "Maniac Magee" and discuss it in classroom literary circles. They create slideshows that explore the question of whether Maniac Magee is a legend or a boy. Students also take online quizzes and complete further projects.

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legends, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Technology
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Spinelli's Maniac Magee (excerpt): Reading and Critical Thinking Practice

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A brief, dialogue-rich passage from Jerry Spinelli's novel Maniac Magee is accompanied by a well-written literacy assessment tool. Thematic content lends itself to age-appropriate discussions about race relations and social justice....
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Maniac Magee: Discussion Questions

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Why did they say that? What did they mean? How did they feel? Using the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, challenge your young readers to answer the comprehension questions about chapters 41 and 42 of Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Each...
4th - 6th English Language Arts
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Lesson Plan

Maniac Magee: Fishbowl Discussion

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Split the class into two groups for a fishbowl discussion using of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee. The first group initiates the conversation by reviewing the important points of Chapter thirteen while group two...
4th - 6th English Language Arts
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Maniac Magee: Magic Number Strategy

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Take a break from reading to find the magic number with this vocabulary game using words drawn from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee.  Participants match the definition to the word in each numbered square of the puzzle, then add...
4th - 6th English Language Arts
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Unit Plan

Maniac Magee: A 5th Grade Literature Guide

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There's no need to run around trying to plan a unit for the book Maniac Magee, the work has already been done for you. Through a series of whole class, small group, and independent lessons and activities, students practice...
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Maniac Magee: Found Poem

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Instruct your readers to scrounge through the pages of Maniac Magee in search for descriptive passages or words they may use to write poetry. As they look for meaningful, sensory descriptors in Jerry Spinelli's novel, readers...
4th - 6th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Maniac Magee: The Cloze Procedure

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Fill in the blanks with a Cloze activity based on Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. After listening to a passage read out loud, kids complete the worksheet by using their memories and context clues.
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CCSS: Adaptable
Workbook

Maniac Magee

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Add to children's enjoyment of the award-winning novel Maniac Magee with this fun collection of resources. From sequence of events and fact or fiction worksheets, to writing newspaper articles and creating advertisements based...
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Learners read Native American legends and practice storytelling skills. They complete a worksheet about the elements of storytelling and create an iMovie.
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