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Ready for A Long Way From Chicago novel study that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready to engage your students in reading A Long Way From Chicago using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking? How about top-notch A Long Way From Chicago activities as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study for A Long Way From Chicago is exactly what you’re looking for!

This no-prep A Long Way From Chicago novel study by Richard Peck includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in this A Long Way From Chicago novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar.

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO NOVEL STUDY? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

7 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

18 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme

6 writing prompts and response pages including:

• informational writing
• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

3 language/grammar skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives and antonyms

The open-ended questions encourage deep thinking and result in varying student answers, therefore AN ANSWER KEY IS NOT INCLUDED.

A link to the bonus Google Slides digital version of this A Long Way From Chicago novel study is included. 

You will absolutely love this A Long Way From Chicago novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make this A Long Way From Chicago novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this A Long Way From Chicago novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

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