Literature Studies...looking for downloadable guides for classics

[Halcyon]

I am looking for downloadable lit guides for 3rd grade literature--nothing too workbooks, mostly discussion prompts etc. Is there anything out there like this? For example, my son just finished Call of the Wild, and I'd love to have some prompts/ideas etc of questions to talk about, maybe with some background (historical, author-wise) to add depth to our conversations.

 

Thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction.

[MIch elle]

http://www.penguinreaders.com/ sign up for free & get the answers too

http://www.penguinreaders.com/members/pr/teachers/download-area.html

[thowell]

Thanks! This looks great!

[Kate in VA]

Someone posted this awhile back and I think that they are nice.....

They also have Call of the Wild..... Link

HTH's

Kate

[karensk]

Core Knowledge has several available here. The Robinson Crusoe guide is 103 pages and includes worksheets.

 

Adam Andrews's site, The Center for Literary Education, usually has one available for free. Right now, it's The Bronze Bow guide. They might change the free sample every now and then. He uses socratic-type of questioning in his approach to lit, which I like.

 

HTH!

[Joy at Home]

Beyond Five in a Row maybe?

 

Lisa

[TheCoffeeChick]

Literature/Reading Guides and Units:

1. Novel Study Guides for the Classroom Teacher

http://www.nt.net/~torino/novels3.html

 

2. Reading Units by Gay Miller

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm

 

3. Garden of Praise

http://www.gardenofpraise.com/lesson.htm

 

4. Glencoe Literature Guides

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/

 

5. Literature Activity Guides by Nancy Polette - These are samples, but are in depth enough to test if your child understood the story.

http://www.nancypolette.com/litguides.asp

 

6. SCORE Cyberguides (California schools)

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html

 

7. Dangerous Journey (Pilgrim's Progress for kids version) study guide

https://www.visionvideo.com/pdf/DangJourney.pdf

 

8. Course in nature study: for grades one and two - Detroit Public Schools

http://books.google.com/books?id=i8EOAAAAMAAJ

 

9. Nature-study: a manual for teachers and students

http://books.google.com/books?id=C4EWAAAAIAAJ

 

10. Readquarium (mostly games)

http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/index.html

 

11. Harcourt Guides

Grade 1

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_1.html

Grade 2

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_2.html

Grade 3

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html

Grade 4

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_4.html

Grade 5

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_5.html

Grade 6

http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_6.html

 

12. National Park Service

http://www.nps.gov/history/

 

 

Here is the list in the free curriculum thread

[Halcyon]

Thanks!!! I really like the site by gay miller--great stuff, and many of those are on our reading list :)

[skaterbabs]

awesome! thanks!