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James and the Giant Peach - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4
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Gain a sense of wonder as you travel across the Atlantic in a giant peach. Help students understand reading comprehension and aid them with higher-order thinking questions. Make predictions about what will happen next, and get into the heads of the characters by explaining what they mean with their dialog. Think about the magic power that changes the peach and imagine how it would affect a person, insect or animal. Write a sentence using alliteration to describe an object or event. Complete a KWL Chart on one of the creatures from the book. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.
About the Novel:
A humorous and entertaining fairy tale about the adventures of a boy named James and his insect friends. An old man gives James green magical crystals that do wonders on a peach as it grows bigger than a house. With his insect friends, James flies from England to New York City with the help of 502 seagulls, and lands on the pinnacle of the Empire State Building. His friend, Old-Green-Grasshopper, becomes part of the New York Symphony Orchestra. Silkworm and Miss Spider set up a factory and make ropes for tightrope walkers. Ladybug gets married to the Head of the Fire Department. Glow-worm becomes the light inside the Statue of Liberty. Centipede is made Vice-President of a high-class firm of boot manufacturers. Earthworm makes commercials for a face cream company.
About the Novel:
A humorous and entertaining fairy tale about the adventures of a boy named James and his insect friends. An old man gives James green magical crystals that do wonders on a peach as it grows bigger than a house. With his insect friends, James flies from England to New York City with the help of 502 seagulls, and lands on the pinnacle of the Empire State Building. His friend, Old-Green-Grasshopper, becomes part of the New York Symphony Orchestra. Silkworm and Miss Spider set up a factory and make ropes for tightrope walkers. Ladybug gets married to the Head of the Fire Department. Glow-worm becomes the light inside the Statue of Liberty. Centipede is made Vice-President of a high-class firm of boot manufacturers. Earthworm makes commercials for a face cream company.
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James and the Giant Peach - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 - Marie-Helen Goyetche
A Literature Kit™ FOR
James and the Giant Peach
By Roald Dahl
Written by Marie-Helen Goyetche
GRADES 3 – 4
Classroom Complete Press
P.O. Box 19729
San Diego, CA 92159
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www.classroomcompletepress.com
ISBN-13: 978-1-55319-327-2
ISBN-10: 1-55319-327-X
eISBN: 978-1-55319-857-4
© 2007
Permission to Reproduce
Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his or her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for colleagues, an entire school or school system, or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved.
Critical Thinking Skills
James and the Giant Peach
Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
Contents
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James and the Giant Peach
Teacher Guide
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Introduction
James and the Giant Peach is an outrageously entertaining fairy tale, and is a proven favorite among children of all ages. Young people the world over love the unique sense of humour and imaginative plotlines that author Roald Dahl is famous for. Filled with magic, suspense, tragedy, and of course, a happily-ever-after ending, this tale follows the adventures of James and his unusual friends – the oversized Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider,
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