Patricia Polacco Author Study + Theme + Memoirs | Digital + Print
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{HUGE UPDATE: 12/2020 - 15 ADDED ACTIVITIES + 71 PAGES + A DIGITAL VERSION - SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS!} This resource guide has everything you need to engage your students in critical thinking using books by Patricia Polacco! It includes multiple skills-based activities on theme, character, plot, and author analysis, as well as extension activities to help you create an even more in-depth study. EVERYTHING in the resource comes in a printable and digital version (via Google Slides and Google Forms).
⭐PERFECT FOR LEARNING IN A DIGITAL CLASSROOM!⭐
Included in the guide:
- {NEW} Lesson plan + pacing guide for a two-week unit
- Suggested list of Patricia Polacco books, including reading levels
- Anchor chart toppers to record: A Memoir is... and A Memoir is not...
- {NEW} What is a Memoir? activity sheet
- {NEW} KWL on Patricia Polacco
- {NEW} Reading passage on Patricia Polacco
- {NEW} Book Sampling chart for a Patricia Polacco book sampling
- Anchor chart toppers for 7 Patricia Polacco books - Chicken Sunday, Rechenka's Eggs, The Keeping Quilt, Thank You, Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, The Junkyard Wonders, My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother
- Vocabulary cards (for a pocket chart) for 7 Patricia Polacco books - Chicken Sunday, Rechenka's Eggs, The Keeping Quilt, Thank You, Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, The Junkyard Wonders, My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother
- Vocabulary activity sheets to determine context clues and definitions 7 Patricia Polacco books - Chicken Sunday, Rechenka's Eggs, The Keeping Quilt, Thank You, Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, The Junkyard Wonders, My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother
- Comprehension Question Stems to help you generate critical thinking in your whole-group discussions and/or small groups - plus miniature version for students to glue in notebooks
- Plot Map activity sheets (can be used with any book)
- {NEW} Plot Mountain activity sheet (can be used with any book)
- Compare/Contrast Venn diagram activity sheet (can be used with any book)
- Character Study activity sheet (can be used with any book)
- Common Character Traits activity sheet to compare up to 5 characters from various Patricia Polacco books
- Patricia Polacco Characters response sheet to analyze Polacco's use of characters in her books
- {NEW} Dear Diary character analysis sheet
- {NEW} Dear Diary writing response sheet
- What is Theme? and Common Themes in Literature anchor chart toppers
- Theme poster + miniature version for students to glue in reader's notebooks
- Common Themes in Literature activity sheet
- Themes in Patricia Polacco Books recording chart
- Finding Theme activity sheet (can be used with any book)
- Author's Craft activity sheet
- {NEW} Reader's Response sheet (can be used with any book)
- {NEW} Text Connections activity sheet (can be used with any book)
- Author Analysis activity sheet
- {NEW} Me & Patricia P. comparison activity sheet
- {NEW} Interview Patricia Polacco planning activity sheet
- {NEW} Letter writing activity sheet
- {NEW} Patricia Polacco Choice Board (9 activities to choose from) + 18 pages of materials to use with the choice board
- {NEW} Multiple choice quizzes (5 questions) for 7 Patricia Polacco books + answer keys - Chicken Sunday, Rechenka's Eggs, The Keeping Quilt, Thank You, Mr. Falker, Thunder Cake, The Junkyard Wonders, My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother
- Background information for teachers on 6-word memoirs
- What is a Six-Word Memoir? activity sheet
- Patricia Polacco in Six Words activity sheet
- Three pages of process steps for creating student six-word memoirs + illustration page
- Scoring rubric for six-word memoirs
- Available in a Google Slides and Google Forms compatible format, including instructions on using in Google Slides.
Make sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for a peek at what's included in the resource.
▶️ A working knowledge of Google Slides and Google Forms is recommended for using the digital version of this product! A Google account is REQUIRED to download the digital resources in this product!
⭐This product comes in a compressed file that must be UNZIPPED to view the multiple resources in the file. Please click HERE for instructions on how to unzip ZIP files.
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The fine print:
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