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Mr. Popper's Penguins: Novel Study Study GuideMr. Popper's Penguins: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Study Guides
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Independent Practice
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Year
2012
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Mr. Popper's Penguins: Novel Study

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Antarctica is actually a desert. Using the novel study that explores Mr. Popper's Penguins, pupils find four of their own interesting facts about the amazing continent. They also practice putting words in alphabetical order and answer questions about their reading. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

children's literature, literature, novels, protagonists, setting, foreshadowing, antarctica, alphabetizing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners share their facts from the research activity with a partner
  • Show the movie version to the class 

Classroom Considerations

  • As it only covers chapter one, the resource is a preview of the full novel study available for purchase
  • Provide students with dictionaries 
  • Requires minimal library or Internet research 

Pros

  • Covers a variety of skills, including comprehension, research, and vocabulary 
  • Includes a synopsis and the authors' biographies, which can serve as background resources

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.7.1 RL.7.4

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