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Save Me A Seat Novel Study: Comprehension Questions & Vocabulary for Book Groups

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Grade Levels
4th - 6th, Homeschool
Resource Type
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Pages
60 pages
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The trifold is perfect for students to not feel overwhelmed with enormous amounts of writing and helpful that each section focuses on a different skill. Great resource to do with each chapter, or a review for sections/multiple chapters at a time.
I LOVE these trifolds for my 5th graders and so do they. Love how they address various levels of higher order thinking.

Learning Objective

Students will be able to apply higher-level comprehension skills to understand and respond to literature using the text Save Me a Seat by Sara Weeks & Gita Varadarajan.

Description

This book study unit for Save me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan can save hours of prep for your literature circles or book clubs. Daily comprehension requires students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. The new digital option is perfect for Google Classroom!

This no-fluff novel study for Save Me a Seat is engaging for students, and it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.

Standards-aligned & perfect for novel studies, small group book clubs or lit circles, independent reading, or as a way to monitor and teach during read aloud.

Benefits of Trifolds over Traditional Novel Units:

❑ Foldable format provides novelty and encourages student engagement

❑ Daily comprehension focus builds reading comprehension skills vs. plot recall

❑ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers

❑ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge

❑ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies

Skills addressed:

✔Character Traits & Changes over Time

✔Analyzing Text Quotes

✔Compare and Contrast

✔Author's Craft

✔Summarizing

✔Cause & Effect

✔Making Inference

✔Theme

And more!

Product Contents:

• Instructional planning guide

• 4 paper-saving novel study trifolds - up to 20 instructional days - color & blackline

• 4 weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary

• Matching cut & paste comprehension prompts for interactive journals

• Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep

• Trifold Answer keys

• Digital Version in Google Slides - perfect for digital classrooms!

Download the preview to see what is included in this product or learn more here: WHAT ARE TRIFOLD NOVEL STUDIES?

Get this title as part of a Build Your Own Trifold Novel Study Bundle.

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Total Pages
60 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

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