This LitPlan Novel Study for My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George is a comprehensive foundation of ready-to-use materials that will ensure your students get the most out of their My Side of the Mountain novel study.

Practical, flexible, and standards-based with step-by-step plans for the whole novel unit, my LitPlan Novel Study is especially helpful to new teachers or veteran teachers teaching My Side of the Mountain for the first time.

19 Step-by-Step Daily Lessons guide you and your students through this novel study. Assignments and Activities are planned for each day of the novel unit.

Vocabulary Worksheets that focus on meaning in context and dictionary definitions go with each reading assignment.

Comprehension Questions and Quizzes follow the reading assignments, so you know if your students are keeping up with their reading and if they are understanding what they are reading.

Writing Assignments are sprinkled throughout this novel study for My Side of the Mountain, too! Detailed writing assignment sheets guide students' writing.

• The first is a descriptive composition: students will describe the Catskills based on their research for the nonfiction assignment and listening to the research of classmates. 
• The second gives students the opportunity to express their personal ideas: students will apply the technique of flashback by composing their own personal autobiographical flashback. 
• The third is to persuade: students will assume Sam's identity and try to convince his parents to take the rest of the family home and allow him to remain on Bitter Mountain, alone and living off the land.

Two lessons are also devoted to Leveled Critical Thinking Questions:

• Interpretive Questions require students to simply interpret facts that are given.
• Critical Questions require students to think deeply to develop answers that go beyond what is in the text.
• Personal Response Questions have no right or wrong answer; students formulate and give their own opinions.

A Nonfiction Reading Assignment is incorporated into this novel study unit for My Side of the Mountain. Students are required to read at least one nonfiction article and view at least one nonfiction video related to the story and complete a short report form analyzing their sources.

A Variety of Additional Activities are woven into this My Side of the Mountain novel study:

• Oral Reading Evaluation
• Writing Conferences
• Oral Reports
• Mini-lesson
• Figurative Language
• Activities
• Theme
• Survival
• Companionship
• Individuality 

There is an optional class project (Project Survival) through which students can utilize and apply information learned through reading the novel to construct a wilderness survival guide.

A class period is devoted to Vocabulary Review. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.

One class period is devoted to Whole-Unit Review in preparation for the unit test. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.

Five Different Unit Tests are provided on different levels and to use for make-up tests or tests for different classes if you're teaching the book to more than one class at a time. Two are multiple-choice, two are short-answer, and one is advanced short-answer. You can mix-and-match test sections as well.

Evaluation Rubrics are included for some activities.

A page of Bulletin Board Ideas is included.

A page of ideas for Extension Activities is included.

Answer Keys are provided for the short-answer comprehension questions, multiple choice quizzes, vocabulary worksheets, tests, and review materials.

FLEXIBILITY is a key property of this novel study unit for My Side of the Mountain.

• It is formatted so that you can skip an activity I have planned and plug-in one of your own favorites if you want to.
• You can use all or just parts of this LitPlan.
• Written for whole-class use, but easily adaptable for:
• independent study
• small groups or lit circles
• Homeschooling
• tutoring

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What Users Have Said About The My Side of the Mountain LitPlan Novel Study Guide:

Holly S., August 23, 2021 - This was a very fun supplemental resource. Lots to choose from!

Katharine V., August 5, 2021 - Great for my GT Bookclub!

Buyer, September 30, 2017 - One of my favorite storys to use in my classroom! I am so excited to find a collection like this to use with my own resources!

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