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Maniac Magee
"Maniac Magee
can do anything, or so it would seem. But as the story
unfolds, we find out that there is one really important
thing he cannot do: maintain an address. Jeffrey Lionel
Magee was orphaned when his parents took a plunge off the
bridge over the Schuylkill River in the trolley they rode to
work each day. He was sent to live with his aunt and uncle,
and because they fought and ignored each other constantly,
he ran away, beginning his journey to find a real home. On
his way, he helps the people he meets to understand each
others’ differences, as the reader enjoys his antics, he
helps us to understand that it is possible to wipe out
prejudice and racism if people will only make the effort."
This 173-page Secondary Solutions Literature Guide for
Maniac Magee includes fully-reproducible student
coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources, aligned
with sixth through
eighth grade English
/ Language Arts content standards.
This Guide includes:
- Activity on the
Elements of Fiction
- Article and activity on author Jerry
Spinelli
- Anticipation/Reaction Pre-Reading
Activity
- Historical Context article and
activity on Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement
- Complete list of Allusions and
Terminology, defined
- Vocabulary lists both with and
without definitions
- Active Reading/Note-Taking Guide
- Comprehension Check/Study Guide
questions for each section
- Standards Focus activities on
Figurative Language, Setting, Descriptive Language,
Conflict, Imagery, Elements of Style, Theme, Character
Development, and Elements of Plot
- Assessment Preparation activities on
Hyphen, Colon, and Semi-Colon, Vocabulary in Context,
Identifying Parts of Speech, Synonyms and Antonyms, Verb
Tense and Agreement, Word Origins--Etymology, Sentence
Structure, Capitalization, Spelling and Grammar, and
Vocabulary Extension
- Special Social Issues activities on
Juvenile Runaways, Bullying, Prejudice and Racism,
Illiteracy, and Homelessness
- Reading Quizzes for each section (3-5
chapters)
- Vocabulary Quizzes every 10 chapters
- Part I, Part II, Part II Tests
- Two Final Test versions--one entirely
multiple choice
- Novel Summary
- Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities
- Post-Reading Ideas and Activities
- Alternative Assessment
- Essay and Writing Ideas
- Two Project Rubrics
- Response to Literature Rubric
- Sample Agenda, including special
notes for teaching
- Complete Answer Key
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Bullying Sample
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Comprehension Check Sample
Punctuation Sample
Historical Context Sample
Table of Contents
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