Name _______________________________________
Date _________________________________
Fiction Choice Menu (Due 2/9)
Book Title: ________________________________________
IDR
(independent
Daily Reading)book Nook
MuSt DO !
1. Before Reading:
Think about the title
and predict what you
think the book will
be about.
Prediction:
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Halfway Prediction:
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Just right
Writing
Language Arts Skills
Art
Choose 1
Choose 2
Choose 2
Choose 1
Write a letter in
your writer’s
composition
notebook to your
school librarian
about the book. Tell
her all about the plot
of the book and why
you would/would
not recommend this
book to others.
*heading (date)
*Greeting (Dear
Mrs. Silva,)
*Body (plot
Recommendations)
*Closing
*Signature
Accelerate with action verbs.
Look in your book and find
interesting action verbs.
Find at least 8 action verbs in
your book.
List the action verbs below.
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Draw a picture
that represents
the conflict
(problem) in your
guided reading
book. Then draw
a picture that
represents how
the conflict was
resolved(solved).
In your writer’s
composition
notebook, write a
persuasive
paragraph (5 or more
sentences) from a
character’s point of
view.
Go on an apostrophe
search.
Look in your book for
words with
apostrophes. Write
them in the appropriate
column. If the
apostrophe shows
possession, also write
the object that is
owned.
Prefixes/Suffixes
Click on the link
above to practice
and learn more
prefixes/suffixes.
What did you work
on?
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2. Halfway Point:
Write a
prediction
about what
you think
will happen
at the end.
Challenging
I learn better by
listening.
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Easy
Brain Pop Jr. video
on plot
Take the easy or
hard quiz (you
choose).
When you are done,
write down your
results.
Results ___/5
1/5-20
2/5-40
3/5-60
4/5-80
5/5-100
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Create a story board
that includes 6
frames. You will
need to write the
title of the book in
the first frame, and
then draw out the 5
other frames with
the most important
events that
happened in the
In your writer’s notebook, story. Each square
create a t-chart for
must include your
contractions and
notes and sketches
possessions. Find at least
from the beginning,
8.
middle, and ending
Contraction
Possession
of the story.
3.After Reading:
Share your favorite
part of the book with
your reading partner.
Brain Pop Jr. video on
character
Take easy or hard quiz
(you choose). When
you are done, write
down your results.
Results ___/5
1/5-20
2/5-40
3/5-60
4/5-80
5/5-100
5. Read and record at
least one
book/chapter/text on
your reading log.
AND
6.Complete a fiction
conference form and
schedule a conference
with your teacher.
Brain Pop Jr. video
sequence
Take easy or hard quiz
(you choose). When
you are done, write
down your results.
Results ___/5
1/5-20
2/5-40
3/5-60
4/5-80
5/5-100
Compare yourself to
one of the characters
in your story.
In your writer’s
notebook, draw a
Venn Diagram.
Include 3 or more
ways that you and
the character are
alike and different.
Search for the
subject (who/what
the sentence is
about.)
In your writer’s
notebook, copy ten
sentences from your
book. Then circle
the subject in each
one. Find at least
one sentence that
does not start with
the subject.
Plot layered book
*The problem in this
book begins
*After that,
*Then,
*Next,
*Finally, the
problem was solved
Include a picture in
each section.
Antonyms/Synonyms all around
Synonyms- same or similar
meanings
Antonyms-opposite meanings
Look for words in your book and
then try to think of an antonym or
synonym for each word. Use the
chart below.
Word
Synonym
Antonym
Stuffed Character
Analyze a
character’s thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
Use page 48.
1. Choose a main
character from your
book.
2. Complete all five
parts of the
character symbols
sheet. Draw each
symbol large on the
body: thought
bubble on the head,
speech bubble near
the mouth, heart
shape in the center
of the chest, hand
symbol on top of the
hands, strength
symbol on the arms
near the muscles,
weakness symbol on
the knees.
3. Write the
explanation from
page 48 in each
symbol and
illustrate what the
character looks like.
Life Connections
Fold manila
paper into four
sections.
Chose 4 life
events from the
story that
connect to your
own life. Draw
and illustrate
your connections
in each box.
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