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Tiger Rising Novel Study Ms. Henderson
Essential Questions:
What will be able to do after reading "Tiger Rising" by Kate DiCamillo?
We will be reading to learn:
Stories include problems that need to be solved.
There may be more than one problem in a story.
Characters change and evolve throughout a story and their actions and interactions contribute to the story.
Authors use descriptive language to create mood.
Figurative language has literal and non-literal meaning.
An author's use of words can create mental images and deepen understanding about the text.
Contextual clues help the reader to make sense of similes and metaphors.
We will be able to :
Locate and analyze the elements of plot structure within a text, including character development and problem/resolution.
Identify how events in the text contribute to problem/resolution.
Express the evolution of a character in a story.
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story with text-based details.
Identify the literal and non-literal meaning of figurative language.
Explain how the author uses specific types of figurative language to describe people, feelings, or events.
Participate in discussions having read or studied the required material.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussion, reading, and writing assignments.
Pose and respond to specific questions.
Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from discussions.
Tiger Rising Audio Link
Tiger Rising Audio (Chapters Discussed in Class only!)
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo PDF.pdf
Stop and Jot Tiger Rising Packet
Tiger Rising Post-its packet
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