LitPlan Novel Study A Tale of Two Cities (LitPlan Novel Study Units)

LitPlan Novel Study A Tale of Two Cities (LitPlan Novel Study Units)

This LitPlan Novel Study for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a comprehensive foundation of ready-to-use materials that will ensure your students get the most out of their A Tale of Two Cities novel study unit. Practical, flexible , and standards-based with step-by-step plans for the whole novel unit, my LitPlan Novel Study is especially helpful to new teachers or veteran teachers teaching A Tale of Two Cities for the first time. 21 Step-by-Step Daily Lessons guide you and your students through this novel study. Assignments and Activities are planned for each day of the novel unit. Vocabulary Worksheets that focus on meaning in context and dictionary definitions go with each reading assignment. Comprehension Questions and Quizzes follow the reading assignments, so you know if your students are keeping up with their reading and if they are understanding what they are reading. Writing Assignments are sprinkled throughout this novel study for A Tale of Two Cities , too! Detailed writing assignment sheets guide students' writing. One lesson is also devoted to Leveled Critical Thinking Questions: Interpretive Questions require students to simply interpret facts that are given. - Critical Questions require students to think deeply to develop answers that go beyond what is in the text. - Personal Response Questions have no right or wrong answer; students formulate and give their own opinions. A Nonfiction Reading Assignment is incorporated into this novel study unit for A Tale of Two Cities . The nonfiction reading assignment for this unit is integrated into the group project assignment . Students are divided into two groups: half of the class are Parisians, the other half are Londoners. Each group researches and prepares a multi-media presentation about its city. Students are required to read at least one nonfiction article and view at least one nonfiction video related to the story and complete a short report form analyzing their sources. A Variety of Additional Activities are woven into this A Tale of Two Cities novel study: Oral Reading Evaluation - Writing Conferences - Oral Reports - Theme Activity A class period is devoted to Vocabulary Review . Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided. One class period is devoted to Whole-Unit Review in preparation for the unit test. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided. Five Different Unit Tests are provided on different levels and to use for make-up tests or tests for different classes if you're teaching the book to more than one class at a time. Two are multiple-choice, two are short-answer, and one is advanced short-answer. You can mix-and-match test sections as well. Also Includes: Evaluation Rubrics - Bulletin Board Ideas - Extension Activities - Answer Keys FLEXIBILITY is a key property of this novel study unit for A Tale of Two Cities . It is formatted so you can skip a planned activity and plug in one of your own favorites if you want to. - You can use all or just parts of this LitPlan. - Written for whole-class use, but easily adaptable for: independent study - small groups or lit circles - homeschooling - tutoring