Touching Spirit Bear Prereading Vocabulary Short Answer Question
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Description
Touching Spirit Bear Prereading Vocabulary Short Answer Questions is a three-component resource for teaching Ben Mikaelsen’s popular novel.
First, the prereading activities include a graphic organizer for writing as well as discussion and research topics that provide novel background information. This section also offers a bulletin board idea.
Next, the vocabulary study begins with an alphabetical listing of one hundred eleven words from Touching Spirit Bear along with their page number(s). This no-prep resource continues with chapter-by-chapter, story-order word lists with definitions and page numbers. Printable worksheets require the interpretive use of a dictionary as well as identifying parts of speech, synonyms/antonyms and the like. These activities help students become familiar with terms before encountering them in story context.
Further resources include word usage and word analysis pages, and a study of the novel’s figurative language.
Finally, a series of short answer questions cover the book by chapter(s) in sets of ten items each. They do not require story interpretation but check for basic comprehension. The encourage careful reading as well as attention to detail. The full-page, no-prep, printable worksheets provide space for student responses after each question. This material is useful as homework or independent reading guides. The also work well as discussion guides.
Full Answer Keys provided, including the short answer questions.
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