Historical Fiction Novel Study: The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

This unit was created and aligned with the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Common Core Standards. 

Included in a separate file for teachers:

• The Socratic Seminar: research base and strategy in practice
• Using this resource in your classroom
• Different reading workshop set-ups
• Scripted lesson examples
• Reading response notebook examples from my classroom

What files are included:

1. The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis 18 Lesson Reading Unit (teacher suggested answers and vocabulary included)
2. 40+ page Implementation Teachers Guide: Socratic Seminar, Tips and Tricks, Pacing, Student Examples, FAQs, scripted lesson examples, etc.
3. PowerPoint and PDF Display slides for all Guiding and Interpretive Questions (JPEG images included to upload to Google Slides as well)
4. Digital Student Reading Response Notebooks
5. Editable PowerPoint Reading Response Rubrics
6. Editable Google Slides Reading Response Rubrics
7. Small group and individual conference teacher forms