Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Lightning Thief
5.0 (440 reviews)Reading and Responding to The Lightning Thief with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel…
- Grade
- Grade 5, Grade 6
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 24
- Answer key
- Not Included
- Teaching duration
- 4 Weeks
- Digital download
Description
Reading and Responding to The Lightning Thief with Depth and Complexity!
Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related “Core Question”. All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple ways, and encourage textual support from the book.
This teaching tool can be applied in multiple ways…
*”Expert Group” Sharing
*”Jig Saw” Activity
*Whole-Class “Shared Reading”
*”Think-Pair-Shares”
*”Literature Circle” Activity
*Writing Prompts
*Assessments
➡FREE Depth and Complexity Posters
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IMPORTANT: This resource has recently been reformatted. Please read through the product description carefully and download the preview to see exactly what is included.
This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996
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Reviews
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I was disappointed with this resource as it did not meet my expectations. For instance, it lacked coverage of collective nouns, which I was hoping to find. The content felt repetitive, with the same assessment structure (identify the parts of speech in 10 short sentences) that left the children bored and disengaged. Additionally, it was lacking in explicit instructions. Overall, the material was incomplete and did not justify the cost, especially considering the unfavourable exchange rate with the Australian dollar. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this bundle given its high price and limited value.
<p>Hello, Angie. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. You are correct; this resource does not cover collective nouns as this is not a third-grade standard in the US. I make every effort to communicate exactly what topics are included (which are listed in the description). I have also included detailed thumbnails and preview files for each unit in this bundle to help teachers determine if this resource will be a good fit for them. </p>
The students have been so much more engaged when I have been using this resource. It is easy and simple to do!
The links didn't work. I feel like I wasted my money.
It's not user friendly. I can't seem to open the pdf files to even use. I'm very frustrated.
I was unable to use this product. First, I wasn’t able to print it because it wasn’t made to fit the whole page. The bundle was all the same unavailable to print. Please send me another copy or refund my money. Thank you
Questions & Answers (4)
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The answer key
I saw this suggestion under the comments, but I would like to suggest the same thing. Our school grades ONLY on standards and does not give a letter grade or percentage so if you added the standard to each activity, then it would be my go to resource teaching "The Lightning Thief!" I know there are a lot of schools that do the same, so adding them to every resource would put it over the top for me. I would be most grateful :)
Hi LaDonna. Thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely consider it for a possible update.
Does this product cover each chapter of the novel?
Hello! Yes it does.
Does this come with recommended answers?
There is no recommended answers included. The questions can be answered in multiple and even opposing ways.
