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Use Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea is a powerful and emotional story likely to spur discussions about acceptance and friendship. This story defines what it means to be kind to one another and put one's self in someone else's shoes. This chapter book is perfect for mini lessons focused on making inferences and using evidence from the text to support a reader's ideas.

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Meeting 1

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea is an engaging text for teaching students about making inferences. When students are able to use evidence in the text and their background knowledge to figure out things that are not explicitly stated, they are able to engage more deeply with the text.

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Meeting 2

When making inferences, it is important for readers to be able to cite the portions of the text that guided their thinking. Discussion for this Because of Mr. Terupt Book Club is focused on citing the text when making inferences.

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Meeting 3

Author Rob Buyea introduces readers to a variety of characters in Because of Mr. Terupt. When inferring traits for these characters, students will learn to examine the character's dialogue and actions to use as evidence.

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Meeting 4

Strong readers are able to increase their comprehension of the text by making inferences about the relationships between characters. Because Rob Buyea tells this story from each character's perspective, students will have the opportunity to dig deeply into the relationships between the characters in Because of Mr. Terupt.

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Meeting 5

The characters in Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea are impacted by having a dynamic teacher. This Book Club meeting looks at how the characters change throughout the story and inferring why the change occurs.

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Meeting 6

Author Rob Buyea shares important messages in Because of Mr. Terupt. In order for students to make inferences about what the author is trying to tell us, they need to pay attention to the ways in which the characters change as a result of having Mr. Terupt as their teacher.

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Meeting 7

During this final Because of Mr. Terupt Book Club meeting, students will have the opportunity to showcase the making inferences skills they have mastered through a culminating activity.

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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 making inferences.

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Comprehension Assessment with Because of Mr. Terupt

This 7 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of Because of Mr. Terupt and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

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Running Record with Because of Mr. Terupt

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Because of Mr. Terupt. 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: Because of Mr. Terupt

Author: Rob Buyea

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Themes: Self Management, Social Awareness, Friendship, Back to School, Bullying, Relationship Skills, Self Awareness

ISBN: 9780375896156

Publisher's Summary:

It’s the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Terupt’s fifth grade class. There’s . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school. They don’t have much in common, and they’ve never gotten along. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves—and in each other. But when Mr. Terupt suffers a terrible accident, will his students be able to remember the lessons he taught them? Or will their lives go back to the way they were before—before fifth grade and before Mr. Terupt?

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Because of Mr. Terupt