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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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Use The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Introduce your readers to Edward, a china rabbit who, due to an unforeseen accident, is lost at sea and separated from his comfortable life with the Tulane family. This event begins a journey during which Edward passes through a series of owners. Each new family" along the way teaches Edward more about himself and the important things in life. The tale of Edward's trials and tribulations will captivate readers and provide engaging opportunities for them to practice comparing and contrasting story elements throughout this Book Club."

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for comparing and contrasting story elements, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to the The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Book Club.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RL.5.2RF.5.3RL.5.10RL.5.9RL.5.7RL.5.6RL.5.5RL.5.4RL.5.3RF.5.4RL.5.1L.5.6L.5.5L.5.4aW.5.9W.5.8SL.5.1cSL.5.1bSL.5.1a

TEKS Alignment

5.7F5.9D(i)5.9B5.9A5.8D5.8C5.8B5.8A5.7G5.9D(ii)5.7E5.7D5.7C5.7B5.7A5.6I5.6H5.6G5.10C5.13H5.13E5.13C5.13A5.10G5.10F5.10E5.10D5.6F5.10B5.10A5.9F5.9E(iii)5.9E(ii)5.9E(i)5.9D(iii)5.6E5.6D5.6C5.6B5.6A5.1D5.1A5.1C

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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

In order to deeply comprehend a text like The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Katie DiCamillo, it is helpful for students to be able to use the details in the text to compare and contrast the story elements of character, setting, and story events. This first Book Club meeting introduces how to identify similarities and differences using common objects.

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Meeting 2

Before readers can jump into comparing and contrasting story elements with Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, they have to be able to identify key details of the characters, settings, and story events. During this meeting, students will be introduced to a graphic organizer that will help them track important details while reading.

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Meeting 3

Now that students have tracked some of the important details related to the characters, settings, and story events of Edward's journey, they can begin comparing and contrasting. This The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Book Club meeting focuses on analyzing character similarities and differences using a Venn diagram.

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Meeting 4

During this Book Club meeting, readers will use the work they did with characters in the last meeting as a framework for analyzing the various settings that Edward encounters. By comparing and contrasting the settings, readers are able to more fully understand Edward and anticipate how he may be impacted by the new places he visits on his journey.

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Meeting 5

This Book Club meeting focuses on comparing and contrasting the major story events. Through the analysis of the story events, students will discover that author Kate DiCamillo wrote The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane in such a way that each of the major story events causes Edward to feel a strong emotion.

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Meeting 6

As readers wrap up their exploration of comparing and contrasting story elements, they will anchor their learning to the fact that analyzing the characters, settings, and story events in this way enables them to identify ways that Edward has been impacted throughout the text. Students will be able to demonstrate their learning by writing the "next chapter" in Edward's journey.

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Vocabulary Connections with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

This set of vocabulary development resources for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

L.5.4a,L.5.5,L.5.6

TEKS Alignment

5.7E,5.7F,5.3A,5.3B

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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 comparing and contrasting story elements.

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Comprehension Assessment with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

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Running Record with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. 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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Management Resources - Spanish

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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About the Book

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Title: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Genre: Fantasy

Themes: Friendship, Adventure, Perseverance

ISBN: 9780763649425

Publisher's Summary:

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . .

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane