WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th
TOTAL: 200+ slides/pages
Pacing Guide & Answer Keys included

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CONTENTS:

* Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit.
* Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity & how to conduct the activities in the classroom.

· Pre-reading Bias Intro Activity
- thematic questions to get students thinking

· Plot Chart Organizer Diagram Arc (6 parts)

· Conflict Graphic Organizer - 6 Types of Conflict

· Characters Analysis

· Setting Analysis

· Figurative Language Activity
- analyze & complete 61 figures of speech specific to novel
- 10pgs (3 parts)
- Similes vs. Metaphors
- Figurative Language Analysis
- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Symbol, Allusion

· Grammar - Commas in a Series
- Using examples from novel, students will study commas used in a series (list). Locate & use.

· Grammar - Commas w/ Introductory Elements at beginnings of sentences. Locate & use.

· Grammar - Commas w/ Direct Address

· Grammar - Prepositions & prepositional phrases & using the appropriate preposition.

· Grammar - Conjunctions (coordinating, subordinating, & correlative) & Interjections. Locate conjunctions & interjections.

· Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - PowerPoint
- 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking

· 19 Comprehension Pop Quizzes
- 5-questions per chapter
- The purpose of these is so students who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz & students who didn’t read recently won’t.

· Vocabulary List & Quiz Assessment (100 words)
- 5 lists & quizzes

· Coonskin Coat Historical Fashion Nonfiction
- Students will learn about their fashion beliefs & their impact on the culture. They’ll analyze the lyrics to a hit radio song that highlighted this fashion trend.

· Puncture Wounds Medical Nonfiction
- Medical facts, infections, & when to consult a doctor.

· Trail of Tears Historical Nonfiction
- What’s the Trail of Tears, who created it, & why?

· Essay and Speech
- 3 response to literature options; optional delivery as speech
- Topics & speech rubrics

· Red Fern Art Activity
- Use examples in text & their imagination to draw the legendary red fern.

· Movie vs. Novel Comparison

* 200+ pgs/slides total *

Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!