This book study unit for Babe the Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith is ideal for a 3rd grade or 4th grade book unit. The chapter comprehension questions require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary.
This no-fluff Babe the Gallant Pig novel study engages students, but 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.
Your download includes
✔ Daily comprehension in 2 formats
- Weekly paper-saving trifolds
- Cut & paste reading journal prompts
✔ Vocabulary flip books for text-based vocabulary
✔ Instructional planning guide with student objectives, vocabulary, & more
✔ Comprehension Question Answer keys
The Babe the Gallant Pig Novel Unit includes:
1) Student comprehension practice (up to 10 instructional days)
- Each day's work focuses on a single standards-based comprehension skill
- Short, written responses include opportunities to apply thinking to text
- Designed with reluctant and struggling learners in mind
- Built-in graphic organizers to support skill acquisition
- Approachable questions help make connections & start conversations
- No boring multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions!
- Available in both printable trifolds and journal prompt formats
2) Approachable practice with key reading standards and skills including:
- Generating main ideas, sequencing & writing concise summaries
- Analyzing text, characters, and settings to develop deep understanding
- Identification of cause and effect relationship
- Making inferences based on text clues
- Analyzing problems and their solutions
- And so much more!
3) Text-based & academic vocabulary
- One target word identified for each day's reading
- A flexible foldable format allows for the study and application of new vocabulary
- Opportunities to make connections to academic vocabulary for daily skills
- Additional word wall cards to allow you to differentiate & target more text-based vocabulary
4) Teacher support materials
- Unit scope & sequence lays out the day's comprehension & vocabulary focus
- Answer Keys for all comprehension activities
- Tips for preparation and implementation
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How Novel Units from Differentiated Teaching Work...
▸ Teachers can introduce the day's vocabulary word & discuss before reading.
▸ Students complete just one section of the trifold or a single Google Slide each day.
▸ Daily work focuses on target skills needed for success in reading vs. plot recall.
▸ The low-pressure format provides novelty & encourages student engagement
▸ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers
▸ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge
▸ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies
Here's why teachers love these novel units...
♥ We used these for a whole-class novel study. Pre-printed brochures fully encompassed ELA skills for the novel. This is an extremely easy, but very rich set of activities for understanding and enriching student's ELA skills. I will be using this for our first novel study again in class this fall. I highly recommend this! -Allison M.
♥ This has helped me so much in teaching novels to my students this year. Other resources overwhelm students with too much vocabulary and literal comprehension questions but these slides give students one vocabulary word for each chapter and a grade-level higher-order comprehension skill to practice. - Kristin P.
♥ This does a really good job of focusing on vocab and using context clues, practicing quoting from the text, and target skills. I really liked the way it focused on one skill for every two chapters, which made things really manageable for my students. - Beth A.
