GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR ANY NOVEL STUDY
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024
Welcome back to the blog! I am super excited to be here today to share an exclusive FREE resource – Graphic Organizers for Any Novel Study!
Want to hear more about these free resources? Check out more information about these Graphic Organizers for any novel study below!
How can I use these graphic organizers?
I created these resources in response to teachers seeking extra materials to accompany the novel studies in my TPT shop. They excellently enhance your ongoing favorite novel study with your learners! That said, you can also utilize them in numerous other ways, such as:
Early Finisher Activities
Looking for something engaging for your early finishers, that is also rigorous? These graphic organizers are perfect to copy and keep in a stack at the back of your classroom. Early finishers can simply pop over and grab one to extend their learning about the novel they are reading.
Read Aloud Responses
Do your students need something to keep their minds and hands busy during a read loud? These graphic organizers are perfect to help focus students while you read a text aloud to the group.
Homework
Need a quick homework assignment to send home? Simply grab one of these organizers and send it home with your learners. Students can complete it using a novel you are currently reading as a class. Alternately, they can use them with a book they are reading at home.
Absent Student Packets
Did one of your students recently become sick and go home or head out on vacation? Are you in need of a quick work packet to send with them? Just gather some of these graphic organizers, staple them together, and include a copy of the class novel they’re reading. This ensures that students have engaging activities to complete during their absence. Moreover, they can seamlessly rejoin the class novel study when they return. The added advantage? You won’t find yourself rushing around at the eleventh hour, attempting to photocopy the upcoming weeks’ worth of assignments (which you might not have even prepared yet…).
Sub Folder Activities
No time to plan elaborate activities for a sub? No problem! Just duplicate a selection of these graphic organizers and place them in your substitute folder. If you need to be absent, the substitute will have an array of activities that they can effortlessly print and instruct, alongside any novel they select.
Looking for more information on preparing for a sub? Check out these 9 tips!
Interactive Notebook Additions
Need to spice up your Interactive Notebooks? The fun clipart and creative response activities included with these graphic organizers make them excellent no-prep Interactive Notebook additions – simply have students glue them into their notebooks!
For additional information, be sure to check out this post on the top benefits of using Interactive Notebooks in the classroom!
Independent Reading Accountability
Do you have learners that struggle with constantly swapping books and not being focused during quiet reading time? These graphic organizers are great for promoting accountability. Students can choose an organizer from the stack and work on it while reading. Since they work with ANY novel, they are great ways for students to demonstrate their learning about the books they are reading.
If you struggle with keeping your students on task during independent reading, you may want to check out this post on reading accountability!
What types of graphic organizers are included?
A wide variety of different graphic organizers are included. They are designed to use alongside ANY novel study, and focus on literary elements and reading comprehension strategies. 25 different graphic organizers are included, Because of this, you can easily pick and choose the ones that work best for your learners.
Reading Comprehension Strategy Practice
If you checked out my previous posts, you already know how passionate I am about the explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies. When it comes to ELA instruction, teaching students to apply reading comprehension strategies is crucially important. These strategies are necessary for our students to grow to become self-monitoring and independent readers. Through active modeling and practice, reading comprehension strategies can have a huge learning impact for both our avid and reluctant readers.
A variety of different graphic organizers to practice reading strategies like summarizing, visualizing, and connecting are included in this resource.
For more information about reading strategies, check out our complete reading comprehension strategy guide!
Examining Literary Elements
When teaching fiction, it is important to move past basic comprehension. Instead of simply asking students what they are reading, they need to be asked to analyze the text. By looking closely at literary elements, students are able to dive deep into the text. This helps students develop a deeper understanding of what they are reading.
Graphic organizers to help students to focus on key aspects of character, setting, and plot are included in this FREE resource.
For more information on literary elements, and ways you can approach teaching them in your ELA classroom, be sure to check out these 3 engaging strategies!
Interested in grabbing these FREE Graphic Organizers for Any Novel Study?
Click on the image below to download a copy of this FREE resource! It comes with 25 different graphic organizers that you can use alongside ANY Novel Study!
For more information on teaching specific novels, you won’t want to miss our posts on teaching Wonder, The Hunger Games, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Outsiders!
If you are struggling with choosing the perfect book for your next novel study, you won’t want to miss our lists of favorite middle school and upper elementary novels!
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