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Woodsong: Novel Study Study GuideWoodsong: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Study Guides
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2013
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Study Guide

Woodsong: Novel Study

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What is better than a book full of adventures and thrills? A book that's full of true adventures and thrills the author actually experienced! Gary Paulsen recounts his life stories that inspired many of his books. Readers remain hooked on vivid storytelling while working through the novel study for Woodsong. They complete sentences with 10 vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions, and divide words into syllables to better understand his work.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

studying literature, responding to literature, novels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Read as part of an author study along with other Gary Paulsen books

Classroom Considerations

  • Includes a preview of a full novel study
  • Asks scholars to use library or Internet resources for research

Pros

  • Contains a map showing the setting of the first half of the novel
  • Allows students to work at their own pace

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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

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