Novel study

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

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Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.

Novel Study | Close Reading Novels | Novel Analysis

Each year I like to do a different novel study with my students. I’m always on the lookout for novel study activities for any novel. This year I chose the book, “The City of Ember” because it fit in nicely with my science and social studies units (Light and Sound for science and Ancient Civilizations […]

Upper Elementary Novel Study Ideas - favorite book suggestions and novel study ideas for upper elementary ELA classrooms.

I’m excited to share these anchor charts with you! We have been using these for quite some time now, and...

Novel studies are a fun way to teach reading to upper elementary students. It's a great way to expose students to a variety of literature.

16 pre-reading questions to use with any novel! This novel

When doing a novel study, you want the novel itself to be the main focus, not the worksheets and tests. Here are some ideas for station assignment ideas.