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The Night the Bed Fell

by James Thurber

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Activities for the Selection

1

vocab study

vocab list: click here
1. - video explanation: here
vocab list & exercise: click here
antonyms PowerPoint: click here
picture connection exercise Google Docs version: click here
for vocab reviews: scroll down to online review heading

2

pre-reading

quick write topics: click here
1. - quick write guidelines: here
read about the author: PP review: click here
author info from Writers Write: click here
literary terms to focus on: click here

3

reading the selection

click here to read the story (available to USD 268 only)
read aloud of the text by the teacher: click here
as we read discussion guide: click here
for character reviews, scroll down to online review heading

4

literary terms

irony: where people were: click here
moral & theme: click here
conflict exercise do after the test of this story: click here

Post-Reading Activities

5

independent practice

study guide: click here
spelling practice using paper/pencil: click here
spelling practice in QUIA: click here
BONUS for spelling focus in QUIA click here
Grid Game: a review game: click here

7

creative writing

creative writing: sensory details
1. - example video: click here
  - the exercise: click here
friendly letter: click here

characterization writing

additional episode & characterization writing: checklist: click here -- done after the next story

8

monologue project

monologue character list: click here
monologue rubric: simple: click here
ShowMe explanation of monologue: click here

Online Reviews

Vocab Reviews

vocab matching game in QUIA: click here
for Study Stack practice of the vocab words: click here
for the Quizlet practice of the vocab words: click here
vocab: practice - take as many times as you want in QUIA: click here

the real deal Vocab QUIA quizzes

real deal vocab #1in QUIA: 2 sets of matching click here
real deal vocab #2 in QUIA: click here
vocab test just like the real test: in QUIA: 12 points: click here

Literary Term Reviews

literary terms matching game in QUIA: click here
literary terms quiz practice in QUIA: click here

Character Reviews

- character matching practice in QUIA to help you keep them straight: click here

9 ~ Writing Quiz - a short essay

theme topic

the writing quiz assignment

click here & read the left-hand side & the checklist on the right

where to begin

pick a theme to explain: click here
write your topic sentence & the clarifying sentence; for examples: click here

humor topic

writing quiz checklist: humor: click here
topic sentence starters: humor topic: click here

how to write a clear topic sentence

include these 3 items:

title of story in quotation marks
referred to the question/topic
reference to the character(s) w/out stating names

how to write a first transition sentence

clarify the characters by stating their names

how to include parenthetical documentation

click here to learn about this

10 ~ Final Quizzes of NBF

paper/pencil quizzes

regular quiz: paper/pencil from the teacher
state look-alike quiz: open & paper/pencil from the teacher
for teacher read loud of quizzes in ShowMe app: click here

online quizzes in QUIA

regular quiz in QUIA: click here and use no helps to take it
state look-alike quiz in QUIA: click here and you may use the story
for teacher read loud of quizzes in ShowMe app: click here

11 ~ Expository Connection

Sleep Apnea

Expository Text Connection: click here

12 ~ Grammar Study

Grammar Study

parts of speech slide show: click here
parts of speech exercise: click here
preps exercise: click here
prepositions slide show: click here

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