Details
Pages
60 Pages
Subject
ELA, Reading & Literacy, Writing
Product
Digital
Grade
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Resource Type
Activities, Organizers, Printables
Description
Marvelous Cornelius, by Phil Bildner, is a great read aloud for discussing community, character traits, pride, resilience, responsibility, hope, unity, hurricanes, and more! The focus questions included in this resource lend themselves to more in-depth class/peer discussions and were designed to encourage students to use higher level thinking skills. All the questions are either open ended or short answer. Most questions require that students provide text evidence to support their thinking and challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspective.
This resource is for extension read aloud activities only (the book is not included and will need to be purchased separately).
What's Included:
Focus (Reader Response) Questions
*same questions provided in 2 different forms*
Student open ended response sheets (22 questions)
Task cards (32 questions)
Graphic Organizers & Activities
Figurative Language Chart
Character Traits
Acrostic Poem
Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast, Marvelous Cornelius to Cornelius Washington
Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast, A Storm Called Katrina with any book
Plot Diagram - Color resource sheet - with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Black & White resource sheet - with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Pictorial resource sheet - with brief reminders for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Color resource sheet with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #1 " individual boxes for the rising & falling action events
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #2 " single box for the rising & falling action events
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #3 " single box for the rising & falling action events with writing lines
Tall Tale: Brainstorming Sheet
Tall Tale: Story Board Draft
Tall Tale Final Draft
Tornadoes vs Hurricanes
ANSWER KEY
This resource is for extension read aloud activities only (the book is not included and will need to be purchased separately).
What's Included:
Focus (Reader Response) Questions
*same questions provided in 2 different forms*
Student open ended response sheets (22 questions)
Task cards (32 questions)
Graphic Organizers & Activities
Figurative Language Chart
Character Traits
Acrostic Poem
Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast, Marvelous Cornelius to Cornelius Washington
Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast, A Storm Called Katrina with any book
Plot Diagram - Color resource sheet - with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Black & White resource sheet - with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Pictorial resource sheet - with brief reminders for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Color resource sheet with definitions for the elements of plot
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #1 " individual boxes for the rising & falling action events
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #2 " single box for the rising & falling action events
Plot Diagram - Graphic organizer #3 " single box for the rising & falling action events with writing lines
Tall Tale: Brainstorming Sheet
Tall Tale: Story Board Draft
Tall Tale Final Draft
Tornadoes vs Hurricanes
ANSWER KEY
Marvelous Cornelius, by Phil Bildner, is a great read aloud for discussing community, character traits, pride, resilience, responsibility, hope, unity, hurricanes, and more! The focus questions included in this resource lend themselves to more in-depth class/peer discussions and were designed... more
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