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Chris GrabensteinA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
This resource can be used as supplemental teacher material or as a primary basis for literature study to:
Note to Teachers: To support lesson-planning, connections to the work’s primary themes are noted throughout this resource (The Dichotomy of Old and New, The Benefits of Creative Thinking and Open-Mindedness, and Fair Play Versus Cutthroat Competition).
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
Let’s check your library skills savvy! Can you brainstorm a list of the ten Dewey Decimal Classification System categories? Do you know any of the matching number labels? If not, what are ten category headings you would choose to sort books on nonfiction topics?
Teaching Suggestion: Many elementary and middle schools have been required to cut their library skills programming (not to mention librarian, media resource center, and library aide positions), so some readers may be unaware of the knowledge needed to “read” call numbers and find titles in a library.
By Chris Grabenstein