BUD, NOT BUDDY Unit Plan Lesson BUNDLE Curtis Novel Study Activities, Quizzes

Get your learners thinking! Our Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 6-week novel study -- prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, writing, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, both fun and rigorous for your learners (300+ pages and slides).

Your learners will have fun with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson plan journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This literature guide includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of fun activities.

Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns the lesson plan to the standards. We've filmed some training videos on (1) how to assemble a Novel Analysis Packet that is unique to the academic needs of your learners and (2) how to effectively use our Quickwrite writing prompts.

TEXT: BUD, NOT BUDDY by Christopher Paul Curtis

LEVEL: 5th - 7th

TOTAL: 300+ slides/pages in lesson plan unit
→ Based off the 2000 Scholastic Edition [ISBN: 0439227534].

→ Pacing Guide and Answer Keys included

→ Perfect novel to teach during Black History Month.

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Both unit versions & the combo bundle contain the same activities. The only difference is how they are optimized for print/in-person or digital distance learning. The print/in-person version is formatted to save you photocopies and ink, while the digital makes use of colorful, rich graphics and more space for working along with easy-grade forms. And the Combo bundle includes all of it to meet your shifting needs day-to-day.

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BUD, NOT BUDDY - NOVEL STUDY CONTENTS

→ Suggested timeline of how a teacher could plan out the unit book study

→ Detailed explanations of the goals of each activity and how to conduct the activities

→ Meets Common Core Standards (CCSS novel unit). Easy TEKS conversion.

→ Easy to differentiate the lesson plan for different learning levels: Honors, 2nd language learners, and Sped

➡️ ➡️ ➡️ BEFORE READING

★ PreReading Bias Activity (→ print : → digital)

- answer thematic questions to get learners thinking about the text

- 11-page/slide activity

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1

★ Google Earth Introduction Tour (→ print : → digital)

- Flint, Michigan; Flint Library; Bud's trip to Grand Rapids; all the rocks; the Sit-Down Strike at General Motors and Herman E. Calloway's Log Cabin Lounge ... and many of the 40 locations zoomed in to the 3D street view. It's rockin awesome.

- 40-location 3D tour across the midwest

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9

➡️ ➡️ ➡️ DURING READING

★ Plot Chart Analyzer Diagram Arc Activity (→ print : → digital)

- organize the 6 parts of the plot

- 1-page analyzer& answer key

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2

★ Conflict Graphic Analyzer - 6 Types of Conflict Activity (→ print : → digital)

- Learners analyze the 6 different types of conflict in the text

- 2-page analyzer & answer key

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2

★ Characters Analyzer Activity (→ print : → digital)

- analyze the main characters using text quotes

- 5-page analyzer

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3

★ Settings Analyzer Activity (→ print : → digital)

- analyze the main settings using text quotes

- 1-page analyzer

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2

★ Symbols Analyzer Activity (→ print : → digital)

- Learners analyze the 6 different symbols in the text

- 8-page analyzer

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2

★ Figurative Language Instructional Slideshow (→ print : → digital)

- We set out to make the most helpful, most compelling, most graphically attractive teaching resource for you to introduce your learners to all the various figurative language. This 70+ slide slideshow will help you introduce how every many you need to teach your level of learners.

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7

★ Figurative Language Activity (→ print : → digital)

- analyze and complete 52 figures of speech specific to the novel

- 5-page bundle (3 parts)

- Similes vs. Metaphors

- Figurative language analysis

- Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Hyperboles, Analogies, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Puns, Symbols

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4

★ Journal Questions - Quickwrite Writing Prompts (→ print : → digital)

- 1/2 writing assignments to spur much deeper conversational thinking

- 35-prompt slideshow

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1

★ 18 Comprehension Questions Pop Quizzes (→ print : → digital)

- a 5 comprehension question pop quiz per chapter

- 38-slide slideshow

- The purpose of these is so learners who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and learners who didn't read recently would not do well.

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2,10

★ 18 Comprehension Pop Quizzes Printables (→ print : → digital)

- a 5-question pop quiz per chapter

- 36-page bundle

- The purpose of these is so learners who read the chapters recently would ace the quiz and learners who didn't read recently would not show comprehension.

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.10

★ Aesop's Fables Activity - 8 Stories (→ print : → digital)

- Bud's mom used to read Aesop's Fables to him at bedtime. Here are 8 printable Aesop's Fables like the ones Bud might have read. They're a cool-looking way to do a Gallery Walk for learners to read all 8 stories in a quick amount of time.

- 8-page activity

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7

★ Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things Activity (→ print : → digital)

- Throughout the story, Bud shares various samples of his Rules and Things for a Having Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Our of Yourself. Learners will read those, draw connections between the themes and tone, then write their own rules and things. This is a fun activity that will connect learners deeper with Bud and his mindset on life.

- 18-page/slide activity

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7

★ "Shenandoah" Song Analysis Activity (→ print : → digital)

- Bud hears the band playing the classic folk song "Shenandoah" and talks about it for a moment. Let's read, listen to, and study the song and its meaning for the text.

- 1-page activity

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7

★ Vocabulary List and Quiz Assessment (→ print : → digital)

- 90 vocabulary words from the text

- six 15-question lists & quizzes

- 18-page Bundle includes list of words, quiz, and answer keys

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4

➡️ ➡️ ➡️ AFTER READING

★ Persuasive Writing Essay and Speech (→ print : → digital)

- 3 response to literature essay options for learners to choose from; optional delivery of essay as a speech

- Includes essay topics and speech grading rubrics

- 6-page bundle

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1,2,3

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1,9

- CCSS.ELA-SpeakingListening.SL.1,4,6

★ Movie vs. Novel Comparison Activity

- 2-page activity

- Learners compare & contrast the movie and text

- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7

- NOTE: I'm not sure if there is currently a film adaptation for this movie, though I do see this on IMDb >>> https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt12420360/?rf=cons_tt_atf&ref_=cons_tt_atf. This tool will be useful with that version or any other film adaptation that is released.

Enjoy, Maams and Sirs!