Description

Where the Red Fern Grows Prereading, Informational Texts, Vocabulary
This 52 page download has three different instructional components:

Where the Red Fern Grows Prereading
This sections begins with 20 researchable trivia questions about famous, not-so-famous, and infamous people from Oklahoma, the story’s setting. Next map activities help students pin-point the geographical location of the Ozarks. The final section is a series of prompts and questions about dogs and their relationship with humans. Two bulletin board ideas are also included.

Where the Red Fern Grows Informational Texts
6 short (1-2 pages) articles help spark interest and give students a little extra information about some of the places and things they will encounter in reading.
Each one comes with its own set of CCSS/Standards-based questions.
Informational Texts titles are:
Woodrow Wilson Rawls (Author/Story Biography)
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and the Trail of Tears
The Redbone Coonhound
5 Things You Didn’t Know about Raccoons
The American Sycamore
The Most Often Quoted Phrase that Isn’t in the Bible

Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary and Figurative Language
The vocabulary portion features an alphabetized list of words chosen for study and a story-order list with definitions and page numbers. Three Dictionary Digs activities teach definitions. Two word-usage activities completes the study.
This component also includes worksheets based on figurative language taken from the text.

Full ANSWER KEYS are included.