WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Puncture Wounds Medical Nonfiction TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2,3,6,7 Answer Key Included! ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· When chapter 13 rolls around, a big fight between the boys leaves us wishing we'd known what to do when someone suffers a puncture wound. This activity will lead students to read some information and assess a video about the medical recommendations when someone gets a puncture wound. Students will learn about the medical facts, infections, and when to consult a doctor. A great activity to engage them during the reading journey. INCLUDED: * URL link to a fantastic medical research articles * URL link to YouTube of medical instructions * a 2-page analysis activity of the article and video Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Coonskin Coat Historical Fashion Nonfiction TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2,3,6,7 Answer Key Included! ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· When chapter 9 rolls around, coonskin coats have become all the fashion craze, which is driving prices up for Billy's precious furs. Good timing, for sure. This activity will lead students to read some information and assess some photos about the fashion craze that swept the nation. Students will learn about their fashion beliefs and their impact on the culture. They'll analyze the lyrics to a hit radio song that highlighted this fashion trend. A great activity to engage them during the reading journey. INCLUDED: * URL link to fantastic background research articles * URL link to YouTube of radio hit song * a 1-page analysis activity of the article Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary List and Quiz (chapters 14-20) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 20 vocabulary words from chapters 14-20 of Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED: > 20-Word Vocabulary List from chapters 14-20 of Where the Red Fern Grows > 20-Question Quiz from chapters 14-20 of Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary List and Quiz (chapters 12-13) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 20 vocabulary words from chapters 12-13 of Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED: > 20-Word Vocabulary List from chapters 12-13 of Where the Red Fern Grows > 20-Question Quiz from chapters 12-13 of Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary List and Quiz (chapters 10-11) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 20 vocabulary words from chapters 10-11 of Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED: > 20-Word Vocabulary List from chapters 10-11 of Where the Red Fern Grows > 20-Question Quiz from chapters 10-11 of Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary List and Quiz (chapters 5-9) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 20 vocabulary words from chapters 5-9 of Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED: > 20-Word Vocabulary List from chapters 5-9 of Where the Red Fern Grows > 20-Question Quiz from chapters 5-9 of Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary List and Quiz (chapters 1-4) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 20 vocabulary words from chapters 1-4 of Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED: > 20-Word Vocabulary List from chapters 1-4 of Where the Red Fern Grows > 20-Question Quiz from chapters 1-4 of Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Vocabulary Complete Novel (100 words) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· These 100 vocabulary words from Where the Red Fern Grows will help students engage in the language of the story and understand what they're reading (includes page numbers for students to easily find the words in context of the novel). Students are challenged to find the word on the page, figure out its meaning from the sentence, and write their own definition without using a dictionary. INCLUDED (100 words total): > Five 20-Word Vocabulary Lists from Where the Red Fern Grows > Five 20-Question Quizzes from Where the Red Fern Grows Questions are matching and require the student to read a line from the novel, understand the meaning of the words, and fill in the blank with correct-meaning word. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Setting Organizer - Physical & Emotional TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ·························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ·························································································································· Students will subconsciously enjoy the design of this two-page graphic organizer as they take notes on 6 of the different important settings in the novel. DIRECTIONS: For each of the six settings, describe the location physically and emotionally. Think about the emotions that end up happening there and describe them as best as you can. * The Hill Country * The Town * Robber's Cave * Fisherman's Camp * Grandpa's Store * The White Storm * The Hill w/ the Red Fern * The Ozark Mountains Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Red Fern Art Activity TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE = CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,3 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· After completing the entire novel, students will have heard the Legend of the Red Fern. The red fern is a legend, not real ... no such plant exists. But within the story and the regional tales, it is very real. Students will use the examples in the text and their imagination to draw what they think the legendary red fern looks like. Using a white, un-lined sheet a paper, draw your Red Fern rendering. The drawing should be as good as possible. The ideas and thoughts in the drawing should be excellent. Remember, your teacher knows you’re not pro artists, so just do your best work and ideas. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Journal - Quickwrite Writing Prompts - PowerPoint TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· This 42-prompt Island of the Red Fern PowerPoint never fails to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation. In response to each question, students will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS WRITING TOPICS: * Dogs (ch.1) * Territory (ch.2) * Afford (ch.2) * Save (ch.3) * Excited (ch.4) * Hillbilly (ch.4) * Beat Up (ch.5) * Marshal (ch.5) * Names (ch.6) * Running Away (ch.6) * Raccoon (ch.7) * Traps (ch.7) * Boy or Man (ch.8) * Give Up (ch.8) * Finish (ch.9) * Scarecrow (ch.9) * Sycamore (ch.9) * Attitude (ch.10) * Dan & Ann (ch.10) * Connection (ch.11) * Lantern (ch.11) * Wager (ch.12) * Ghost Coon (ch.13) * $2 (ch.13) * Forget (ch.14) * Grandpa (ch.14) * Coffee (ch.15) * Beauty (ch.15) * Reputation (ch.16) * Storm (ch.17) * Loss (ch.17) * Loyalty (ch.18) * Ankle (ch.18) * Little Good (ch.19) * Old Dan (ch.19) * Live (ch.19) * Legend (ch.20) NOTE: This file has been updated to include both the PowerPoint Show and the customizable .ppt file. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS PreReading Bias TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Before reading the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, this activity will get students thinking about and discussing (and maybe even engaging in some friendly arguing!). Then after the novel is done, students will revisit these questions to consider how their minds have stayed the same or changed based on the events, characters, and themes they've just read about and felt. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS RESOURCES INCLUDED: * Printable Handout * PowerPoint Presentation to accompany discussion So sit back and get ready for some deep, engaging conversation! Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS 19 Pop Quizzes Bundle NOVEL = Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls LEVEL = 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· This Where the Red Fern Grows Pop Quiz Bundle includes: * 19 Pop Quizzes for Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (1 quiz per chapter) * 41-slides of PowerPoint Quizzes & Keys * 38-pages of Printable Quizzes & Keys * The quizzes also work great as Exit Tickets or Comprehension Check packets. These are a quick check for reading comprehension to make sure students are staying on track reading the novel. The purpose of the questions is not to trick the students. But since some students may have read Where the Red Fern Grows or watched the movie in the past, each question is crafted to see if the students read the chapter sometime recently. They are easily remembered, short-term answers. I've quality tested the quizzes with students. Students who recently read the chapters = should get 4-5 correct Students who did not recently read = should get 0-3 correct NOTE: This file has been updated to include both the PowerPoint Show and the customizable .ppt file. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Plot Chart Diagram Arc - Freytag's Pyramid TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 Suggested Answer Key Included! ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· While reading the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, this graphic organizer will help students analyze the 6 parts of the plot -- Exposition (setting, characters, and background info) Conflict Rising Action (3 events or details) Climax Falling Action (2 events or details) Resolution Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Grammar Conjunctions Interjections TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1 ANSWER KEY: Included ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Using examples from the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, students will study conjunctions (coordinating, subordinating, and correlative) and interjections. They will learn to locate the various conjunctions and interjections in the sentences. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS RESOURCES INCLUDED: * 2-page activity practicing the conjunctions and interjections using examples from the novel * answer key Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Grammar Commas Direct Address TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2 ANSWER KEY: Included ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Using examples from the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, students will study commas used with direct address. They will learn to locate direct address in the sentences and use appropriate commas. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS RESOURCES INCLUDED: * 1-page activity practicing the commas with direct address using examples from the novel * answer key Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Grammar Commas Introductory Elements TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2 ANSWER KEY: Included ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Using examples from the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, students will study commas used with introductory elements at the beginnings of sentences. They will learn to locate the introductory elements in the sentences and use appropriate commas. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS RESOURCES INCLUDED: * 1-page activity practicing the commas with introductory elements using examples from the novel * answer key Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Grammar Commas in a Series (List) TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2 ANSWER KEY: Included ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Using examples from the novel Where the Red Fern Grows, students will study commas used in a series (list). They will learn to locate the lists in the sentences and use appropriate commas. WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS RESOURCES INCLUDED: * 1-page activity practicing the commas in a series using examples from the novel * answer key Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Movie vs Novel Comparison TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7 ··································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ··································································································· This 2-page organizer will help your students compare the novel to the movie. How is the movie different? After reading Where the Red Fern Grows, students will view the film and analyze the differences. This opens up a bunch of fun and critical-thinking conversation about why the movie-makers would change parts of the novel for the film. They are, after all, two different works of art. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Figurative Language Bundle TEXT: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls GRADE LEVEL: 4th-8th COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4 ···························································································································· This resource can be purchased as part of WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS Unit Teaching Package bundle. ···························································································································· Using quotes from Where the Red Fern Grows, students will examine the figurative language and figure out which of the following it is: * Simile * Metaphor * Idiom * Hyperbole * Analogy * Personification * Onomatopoeia * Symbol * Allusion They will analyze a page of idioms and compare their literal vs. figurative meanings. They will analyze a page of quotes and determine whether they contain a simile or metaphor. They will analyze quotes and determine the figurative device and explain its meaning. Enjoy WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS! And remember, old friends are worth it, a thousand times over!