Where the Red Fern Grows Prereading, Informational Texts, Vocabulary Study

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Where the Red Fern Grows Prereading, Informational Texts, Vocabulary
This 52 page download has three different instructional components:

Where the Red Fern Grows Prereading
This sections begins with 20 researchable trivia questions about famous, not-so-famous, and infamous people from Oklahoma, the story’s setting. Next map activities help students pin-point the geographical location of the Ozarks. The final section is a series of prompts and questions about dogs and their relationship with humans. Two bulletin board ideas are also included.

Where the Red Fern Grows Informational Texts
6 short (1-2 pages) articles help spark interest and give students a little extra information about some of the places and things they will encounter in reading.
Each one comes with its own set of CCSS/Standards-based questions.
Informational Texts titles are:
Woodrow Wilson Rawls (Author/Story Biography)
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and the Trail of Tears
The Redbone Coonhound
5 Things You Didn’t Know about Raccoons
The American Sycamore
The Most Often Quoted Phrase that Isn’t in the Bible

Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary and Figurative Language
The vocabulary portion begins with an alphabetized list of all the words chosen for study along with their page numbers. Next the words are grouped into three sets in book order with definitions and page numbers. These pages can be held strictly for teacher reference and convenience or shared with students as they complete the three Dictionary Digs activities. Two word usage activities completes the word study.
This component also includes two figurative language worksheets. Selected samples of figures of speech (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, and idiom) used by the author are taken from the text and presented to the student for study as multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers.

Full ANSWER KEYS are included.

Special Note:  All the materials in this download are included in the Full Novel Study listed first on this page.  Please do not duplicate your order.