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The Incredible Journey: Novel Study Study GuideThe Incredible Journey: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2014
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The Incredible Journey: Novel Study

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There's no place like home. Three family pets prove this in The Incredible Journey as they head out to find their way back home. Scholars read about the dangers the pets face on their journey while they learn eight vocabulary words from the story, answer 11 comprehension questions, and fill out a KWS chart.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

responding to literature, studying literature, novels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign a writing task about learners' personal pets
  • View the movie about the story after reading the novel

Classroom Considerations

  • Provides only a preview to a full novel study

Pros

  • Incorporates poetry
  • Offers an extension activity

Cons

  • Does not provide an answer key

Common Core

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

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