Story Summary:

Maniac Magee appears in Two Mills and takes the town by storm in a cross between a tall tale and a 20th-century morality play with exaggeration, humor, and melodrama.

Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key.

Overall Expectations:

The students will:

• implement major strategies used during the reading process.
• practice and reinforce a variety of language skills.
• develop a love for reading.
• improve and develop their creativity.
• will have their work assessed using a novel as a teaching tool.

Introduction includes:

• Introduction:
  • Learning Expectations
  • Synopsis
  • Author Biography
  • Other Works by the Author

• Teacher Tips:
  • Teaching Tips
  • Features of the Program
  • List of Skills

 Chapter Questions:

• Student Booklet Cover
• Just the Facts
• Chapter Activities/Questions
• Answer Key

The chapter questions should be previewed and discussed before reading. Questions using "Do you think..." are open-ended and could be completed individually or in a small group setting.

The major strategies of reading are emphasized throughout the unit. Each chapter should have a title. That title would be the main idea of the section. Sequencing activities are prevalent in the unit. True/False questions require comprehension and interpretation of the text.

Extensive practise in language forms and conventions reinforce good punctuation and language usage.

Students should respond to most questions in sentence form. Different activities highlight punctuation, spelling, grammar, language structures, and patterns.

Collaborative tasks require group work and group decision-making skills. The talking, listening, and discussing components of language are utilized. Some tasks could be to predict outcomes or to decide on particular features of an illustration.

CLOZE activities require children to select appropriate words to fit in a certain context. The author's choice could be found before or after this activity.

Synonyms, antonyms, and word definition activities aid in vocabulary development.

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