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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Novel Study Study GuideTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Year
2015
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Novel Study

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Many turtle species can retreat their heads into their shells when threatened by predators. With the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing novel study, pupils conduct research to uncover other interesting turtle facts. As they explore Judy Blume's novel, they also answer questions about the text and create examples of personification. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

tales of a fourth grade nothing, judy blume, children's literature, novels, reading comprehension, making predictions, synonyms, setting, alliteration, personification, turtles, plural nouns

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create posters to display information they learned about turtles during their research 

Classroom Considerations

  • Contains a limited preview (chapter one) of the novel study
  • Individuals may require dictionary access for a vocabulary exercise 
  • Requires library or Internet research 

Pros

  • Includes a prediction activity for pre-reading engagement 
  • Provides practice with vocabulary in context 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4

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