Portia's Incredible Journey Teacher's Guide

Portia s Incredible Journey Teacher s Guide is a valuable resource to aid teachers when reading the children s book Portia s Incredible Journey. The guide breaks the novel down into manageable sections (chapters 1-6, 7-12 and 13-18.). For each section it introduces key vocabulary and provides chances for students to interact with it. Each section contains discussion questions which give the students opportunities to recall what they have read and reflect on big ideas and themes in the book. The explicit teaching of literary devices such as flashbacks, sensory details, internal and external conflicts, mood and suspense, which are often difficult for students to identify and understand is another useful section in the guide. The author provides opportunities for students to make personal connections and express their thoughts in writing, again, skills difficult for many students. At the end of each section there are many open ended questions that the teacher can use as student assessments and there is also a list of suggested projects which teachers can assign to individuals, partners, cooperative groups or to the whole class. Of course, teachers may be able to come up with many of these ideas and questions on their own, but who has the time, especially when you have chosen to use rich literature to teach themes, vocabulary and the use of literary devices (most often used on State Standardized Tests). This author has thoughtfully provided it all for you. This guide is aligned perfectly to State Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Standards.