![]() ![]() If your child is working independently on a novel, the student packet can be used alone (if available). There is very little overlap between the two, even in the chapter-by-chapter questions - but completing the questions in the student packet will help prepare your child for the more in-depth questions found in the teacher guide. Really, each of these components can function as a stand-alone product and can be used without the other, but for a more comprehensive study, they are best used in concert. Novel Unit Sets include a Novel Unit study guide and/or teacher guide, as well as the recommended reading book for the guide(s). Answers are included in the back, along with an essay evaluation form (i.e. Student packets may include: activity pages, study guide, graphic organizers, writing and/or listening and speaking prompts, critical thinking challenges, quizzes and a unit test. Student Packets, although not available for every book, vary somewhat by grade level and book. There are no objective or essay tests, but each guide ends with a student assessment page that provides a list of projects or exercises to be completed to help evaluate student understanding. Again, these vary in scope and type by guide. All include some culminating questions and activities. Some guides contain reproducible graphic organizers to aid student analysis. Literature concepts/skills appear here and there. Chapter by chapter (in some guides, multiple chapters) lesson plans contain vocabulary words, discussion questions (with answers), and suggested activities. This segment also gets readers thinking about the story. ![]() They begin with a synopsis of the book and its author, and some pre-reading activities that serve both to provide background for the novel study and initiate student involvement. Format of the guides vary somewhat by grade level, but feature some common elements. Teacher Guides are 30-40 pages - not voluminous, but enough for good coverage of the book. ![]() If you're looking for a study guide for a specific book, Novel Units probably has it covered! They produce hundreds of literature guides - only a sampling of them is listed here. ![]()
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