At the end of each novel I teach, I like to have my students participate in some sort of culminating literary analysis project that allows me to assess their

🗺 [Image of a story map graphic organizer] Story maps are a great way to help students organize their thoughts and ideas about a story. They can be used to help students identify the main characters, plot, setting, and themes of a story. Story maps can also be used to help students write their own stories. #storymaps #graphicorganizers #reading #writing

Book reports don't need to be painfully boring. In fact, they can be a ton of fun! Here are 10 creative book report ideas to use in your classroom.

Novel projects are engaging ways to boost comprehension and hold students accountable or independent reading. The best novel projects for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades Includes several FREE projects and ideas that need very few supplies!

Alternative Book Report - Book Review Here's a sample of a book review I wrote for my book club in my Reading Journal on Gone by Michael Grant using an amazing template from the blog Books Babies and Bows. It was developed for younger students to write book reviews. I love this quote from the author Jenny H: "What do you do when you cannot find what you want? Create it." She created the template for her second grader when she couldn't find any book review forms that were appropriate for…

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book fair project

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and