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The Highlights of Homeschooling
Novel Literature Unit Study
Bud
Not Buddy
Created by Teresa Ives Lilly
Sold by www.hshighlights.com
Everything in the unit can be used to create a file folder lap book.
Pre-Reading Skills Activity
Author Information Activity
Time line Activity
Theater Box Activity
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Each Lesson covers one whole book and includes:
Create a Newspaper Layout Activities including: Editorial, Travel, Advice Column,
Comics, Society News, Sports, Obituary, Weddings, Book Review, Want Ads, Word Search.
Creative Writing Activities including: Letter, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fable,
Dream or Nightmare, Tall Tale, Memoir, Newberry Award, A Different Ending.
Writing Skills Activities including: Description, Expository, Dialogue, Process, Point of
View, Persuasion, Compare and Contrast, Sequel, Climax and Plot Analysis.
Poetry Skills Activities including: Couplet, Triplet, Quinzain, Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka,
Diamanté, Lantern and Shape Poem.
Literature Skills Activities including: Main Character, Main Setting, Main Problem,
Possible Solutions, Character Traits, Character Interaction, Cause and Effect, Description,
Pyramid of Importance, Villain vs. Hero.
Art Expression Activities including: Main Character, Main Setting, Travel Brochure,
Postal Stamp, Book Cover, Menu, Fashion Designer, Puzzle, Mini Book, Ten
Commandments.
Poster Board Activities including: Collage, Theater Poster, Wanted Poster, Coat of Arms,
Story Quilt, Chalk Art, Silhouette, Board Game Construction, Door Sign, Jeopardy.
Creative Art Activities including: Sculpture, Shadow Box, Mosaic, Mobile, Acrostic,
Tapestry, Paper Dolls, Book Mark, Photography, Parade Float, Sketch.
Encyclopedia Skills Activity
Journal Activity
Main Idea
Key Event
Prediction
Comparison
Comprehension
True and False
Vocabulary Skills Activities including: Define,Synonym, Antonym, Syllables,
Sequence of Events.
Handwriting
Final Activities including: Sign Language Vocabulary, Literature Web, Bingo.
To use this unit either print out all the pages or have the student
recreate most of them in a notebook or on white or colored paper.
All of the pages can be added to the lapbook project as shown in the
photos, or only use those items you want to use to create your
lapbook and use a spiral notebook for the other pages.
The following are photos of how the work can be presented in the
lapbook format. You can make yours look different if you like.
To create the lapbook use 3-6 file folders (colored are best),
construction paper or index cards, markers, glue and a stapler.
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This is followed by a photos of how to do the newspaper layout.
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Each unit divides the book into 10 lessons or less. Each lesson covers one to four chapters
of the book. Students read the chapters for each lesson, then do the work for that chapter.
“Bud Not Buddy”By: Christopher Paul Curtis
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
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3,4
5,6
7,8
9,10
11,12
13,14
15,16
17,18
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Vocabulary Words:
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Newspaper Activity: As the student completes the newspaper activities
have them lay them out on a big board or on several poster boards. Don’t
glue them on until the entire newspaper is laid out.
Begin by creating a name for your newspaper. Type out the name of your
newspaper, in big bold letters and place it on the board where you think
it should go. Use tape or sticky clay to place articles and pictures on your
poster board, until you are done with all of them. By using this method of
placement, you can move them around as needed.