Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 320 pages (ages 10 and up) PLEASE NOTE: You may be interested knowing that I also have a literature guide for Liesl Shurtliff's award winning book, RUMP, and for her book RED, and also for the 4th book in the series, GRUMP." JACK: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk," by Liesl Shurtliff, Alfred A.
That changes soon enough and Jack finds himself on many hair-raising adventures that will quickly immerse students in a world of giants and magic!Īppropriate for grades 3 and up as a read aloud, but too challenging for most 3rd graders to read on their own best suited for grades 4-7. Unfortunately, when the book begins, he’s never seen a giant and doesn’t know if they even exist. His ambition is to live up to that grandfather’s impressive reputation and become a giant killer himself. JACK is a 12-year-old boy who was named after his great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Jack the Giant Killer. This New York Times Bestseller takes the beloved folktale of “Jack and the Beanstalk” and puts a magnifying glass up to it telling the reader what REALLY happened. JACK, The True Story of Jack & the Beanstalk…in a Nutshell: Students are provided ample opportunities for extended writing.
Included in each assignment are a variety of tasks that reinforce vocabulary and comprehension as well as such skills as recognizing figurative language (similes, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, puns, and personification), summarizing, explaining, describing, point-of-view, theme, plot, and comparing & contrasting. The workbook divides the 292 pg text into six reading assignments of 45-50 pages each. Except for the cover, the booklet appears mainly in black and white taking into account tight school budgets and the higher cost of printing in color.
It is ideal for book club groups and can easily be given to aides or parents to help guide and focus student groups. The student workbook is designed to be independent work and serves as a guideline for classroom discussion and contains mini-lessons as well. Included are 25 student pages designed to promote close-reading and high-interest, 6 optional culminating activities, an answer key, student bookmarks, vocabulary lists for the teacher's convenience, and a listing of the Common Core Standards (CCSS) that are addressed in the student activities. It is a PDF and has the option of being exported as an Easel digital product so that teachers can assign digitally to students via Google Classroom. This is a custom-made, ready-to-use packet for grades 4-7 who are reading JACK, by Liesl Shurtliff.
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