Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Witch of Blackbird Pond
4.9 (191 reviews)Reading and Responding to The Witch of Blackbird Pond with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Elizabeth George Speare’s The Witch of Blackbird Pond. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared…
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 24
- Answer key
- Not Included
- Teaching duration
- 4 Weeks
- Digital download
Description
Reading and Responding to The Witch of Blackbird Pond with Depth and Complexity!
Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Elizabeth George Speare’s The Witch of Blackbird Pond. 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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Great questions. I love how your resources facilitate critical thinking.
Awesome!
Great resource!
Absolutely love this product. Literature discussion not focused on rote comprehension! Wonderful resource with appealing visual design.
Thank you!
Questions & Answers (2)
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I was wondering if the depth and complexity worksheets of The Witch of Bluebird Pond have a sample answer key.
Hello! Due to the nature of these questions, answer keys are not included.
I absolutely LOVED using this product during my novel study this year. I was wondering if you are open to creating these by request for other novels? I would just FLIP if you made one for the Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Hello! Thank you so much for the kind words. Presently, don't have plans to make more of these units. However, I will keep that title in mind for a possible project in the future.
