Novel Studies:
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Check out my TpT store, where I have novel study packets that I've created for free and for sale!!
Throughout the year, we group with 4th grade students to
explore exciting chapter books. During our novel studies, students will share
responsibilities by completing different jobs.
Discussion Director (Students write
high-level questions to be used during group discussion.)
Word
Finder (Students find and define unknown or interesting
vocabulary words to share
with the group.)
Connector (Students
connect an event in the book to an event in their own life or that of someone
they know.)
Illustrator (Students
illustrate a scene from the book.)
Reading Olympics:
To culminate each novel study, students will
participate in Reading Olympics, where they will complete a project of their
choice.
This is a program we borrowed from a
gifted teacher named Mrs. Gratz, and cannot thank her enough for sharing her amazing
idea.
The goal of the fifth grade Reading Olympics
is to provide a fun and challenging program for 5th graders to expand and
extend their reading skills. This year, 5th graders will participate in Novel
Studies and instead of taking a typical test on the book, they will show proof
of understanding each book through a variety of projects.
In the Reading Olympics program, students will
demonstrate their understanding of the novel study book with the class by
completing a project. There are five different projects to choose from within
each level (Olympian, Bronze, Silver, and Gold). Students may choose any
project from any level.
Participating in and completing the Reading
Olympics is a challenging goal for all students to work towards this year.
READING OLYMPIC
RULES (for students):
· Everyone must participate in Reading Olympics, but
students have the opportunity to become Top Olympic Readers.
• To become a Top Olympic Reader and receive the
Olympic Gold Medal, you must complete one activity from EACH level of the
Reading Olympics: OLYMPIAN, BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD or they must
complete four GOLD level projects.
• There are 5 projects per level: 20 projects to
choose from in all. Students only need to do one project per book.
• Only quality work will be accepted! Unsatisfactory
work will need to be improved to meet Reading Olympic standards for quality.
I am looking forward to watching these novels come
alive with fun projects!
Mrs. Bush
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