Turk and Runt Activities Close Reading

Turk and Runt Close Reading Activities

If your students love the book, "Turk and Runt" by Lisa Wheeler, they will love these close reading activities that are specifically built to compliment this silly story! It was designed to be used as a close reading routine, each day building on the previous day’s reading and at the end, students work to respond and create based on the text. Although it was designed this way, the unit does not have to be used this way in your classroom.

Total Pages: 43
File Size: 4 MB

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Pack Includes:

• Turkey Lesson Plans- A five day outline with suggestions of ideas for a close reading routine of the book and daily writing.

• Turkey Questions- After reading the book, use these question cards to check for basic understanding of the text. Questions range from level 1-3 on Webb’s Depth of Knowledge scale.

• Turkey Story Elements- Students work to retell the story in their own words.

• Turkey Response-Students work to distinguish between the reactions to events from Runt and the rest of his family.

• Turkey Describing Words-Students learn the difference between adverbs and adjectives and write the different describing words the author used for the characters appearance and actions.

• Turkey Point of View-Students document Runt’s point of view of the events in the story.

• Adjectives and Adverbs Posters- Use to discuss the different between adjectives and adverbs.

• Adjectives and Adverbs Turkey Sorting Game- students read words on feathers and match to the correct turkey. Play as a whole group game, then, work in your centers for additional practice.

• Turkey Writings- Four writing prompts based on the book and one general writing paper. Includes self check rubrics.

• Turkey Craft- Turkey craft t to decorate student’s writings.

• Turkey Writings Lettering- Use as a title for a bulletin board showcasing your kiddos’ writings.