Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities to introduce the themes and elements of literature in Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee. Includes Elements of Fiction activity using Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", an article and corresponding questions on author Jerry Spinelli, an Anticipation/Reaction pre-reading guide with reflection questions, an article and corresponding questions on Historical Context: Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, and a list of 10 pre-reading ideas, writing prompts, and research topics.   From our Maniac Magee Literature Guide.Note: The purchase of this item in addition to the complete Literature Guide will result in a duplicate purchase.

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