Novel Analysis Course – Dread Watch

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Upper Middle Grade students (ages 10-14, grades 5-8) will engage through video, online work, and ‘paper and pencil’ assignments to work a deep analysis of the middle grade supernatural thriller Dread Watch by Jared Agard. This course is divided into 6 sections of study. Five sections include guided close reading, a focus skill analysis, vocabulary work, and a quiz. The last section includes a focus skill culmination writing assignment and an enrichment project of their choice. All work goes beyond standards and is geared toward student growth as readers and writers, and student choice. 14 videos are part of this course, including 3 from the author.

Estimated Time: 6 week novel analysis course

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Course Instructor

Kiri Jorgensen Kiri Jorgensen Author

Kiri Jorgensen is a long time teacher, curriculum creator, writer, editor, and publisher at Chicken Scratch Books. Her passion is middle grade novels, and she loves helping kids discover the wonder of strong literature.

 

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Introduction

Welcome to the Our Novel Study Courses – for Teachers and Parents
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Welcome to Our Novel Study Courses – for Students
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Jared Agard and Dread Watch
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Book Section 1: Prologue – Chapter 4, pages 1-47

Reading For Clues to Understanding
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Focus Skill – Tracking the Development of a Theme
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Vocabulary
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End of Section Quiz
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Book Section 2: Chapters 5-10, pages 48-100

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 1
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Focus Skill
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Vocabulary
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End of Section Quiz
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Book Section 3: Chapters 11-14, pages 101-149

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 2
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Focus Skill
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Vocabulary
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End of Section Quiz
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Book Section 4: Chapters 15-19, pages 150-203

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 3
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Focus Skill
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Vocabulary
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End of Section Quiz
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Book Section 5: Chapters 20-25, pages 204-253

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 4
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Focus Skill
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Vocabulary
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End of Section Quiz
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Final Analysis of Book

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 5
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Focus Skill Culmination Final Writing Assignment
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Novel Enrichment and Application Project
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Final Fun with Jared Agard
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