Wyoming has the lowest population of all 50 states. Using the novel study for Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, pupils create brochures to attract visitors to the state, which is the setting for the novel. Additionally, they answer text-based questions and complete a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary activity. 

Concepts

literature, children's literature, reading comprehension, protagonists, wyoming, alliteration, syllables, anagrams

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide samples of brochures for various travel destinations  

Classroom Considerations

• Resource covers only chapter one of the novel and does not explore the entire book
  
• Distribute dictionaries for the vocabulary exercise 
• Requires some research

Pros

• Integrates research and writing 
• Includes a checklist for students to keep track of assignments and grades 

Cons

• None

Common Core

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