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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

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Use Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Judy Blume's beloved classic, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, has been enjoyed by readers of all ages and backgrounds since its release in 1972. With this highly relatable and always entertaining story of Peter Hatcher and his misbehaved little brother, Fudge, readers will meet a cast of well-developed characters. Judy Blume's use of dialogue, perspective, and external descriptions make this the perfect book to use when teaching readers how authors use description to develop characters.

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for teaching readers about the ways authors use description to develop characters along with a list of instructional objectives for each of the book club meetings and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

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Management Resources

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an expectations for Book Club anchor chart.

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Meeting 1

The first book club meeting for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume introduces students to the ways authors describe characters using dialogue, thoughts, other characters' perspectives, and external descriptions.

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Meeting 2

Author Judy Blume uses dialogue as a strategy to develop characters in this book. In Meeting 2, students will practice identifying examples of dialogue as a character development strategy and consider how the dialogue in the book helps us understand the characters in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Meeting 3

Author Judy Blume uses character thoughts as a strategy to develop characters in this book. In Meeting 3, students will practice identifying examples of thoughts as a character development strategy and consider how the characters' thoughts in the book help us understand the characters in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Meeting 4

Author Judy Blume uses other characters' viewpoints as a strategy to develop characters in this book. In Meeting 4, students will practice identifying examples of other characters' perspectives as a character development strategy and consider how the other characters' perspectives in the book help us understand the characters in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Meeting 5

Author Judy Blume uses external descriptions as a strategy to develop characters in this book. In Meeting 5, students will practice identifying examples of external descriptions as a character development strategy and consider how the external descriptions in the book help us understand the characters in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Meeting 6

In Meeting 6, students will reflect on the ways in which character development strategies contribute to character development. Students will also use what they have learned about the characters in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing to develop a character biography.

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Focus Assessment and Rubric

Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with describing characters using text evidence.

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Comprehension Assessment with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

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Running Record with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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About the Book

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Title: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Author: Judy Blume

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Themes: Decision Making, Family, Self Management, Friendship, Laugh Out Loud

ISBN: 9781101564073

Publisher's Summary:

Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing smashed potatoes on walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything—and Peter's had enough. When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw. Peter has put up with Fudge too long. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing