Comprehension Questions/Literacy: What Is the Declaration of Independence? No Prep

This book study is meant to be used with What is the Declaration of Independence? By Michael C. Harris. It is part of a series of books published by Grosset & Dunlap, a division of Penguin Group Inc. The Scholastic book order club often has these books and that is a great way to get free books using your bonus points.

The students love these books as they are simple but filled with tons of information and fascinating facts about different people in history and current.

We partner our students to share a book and work together to complete the activities. You can also use this product as a literacy center. It would also work great as an independent project to challenge your higher students, or in a guided reading group.

Included:
Common Core Standards
Answer keys
Comprehension questions for each chapter
Student centered questions to activate background knowledge
Main Idea/Details: You can decide to use the main idea/detail paper for several chapters as you please since this activity is open ended.
Cause/Effect
Summarizing
Haiku/Cinquain Poem: Teacher directions, student starter activity, draft page
Vocabulary Activity, also page with page numbers listed for differentiation
KWL
Primary Source Activity
Timeline
Writing- Critical Thinking
Black and White Cover page for student booklet
Activities with frames and without frames

Suggested Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Suggested Grade Level: 3 - 7