Halloween Read-Aloud Unit | Use With Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich | 4th-5th

This seasonal literary unit is perfect for the month October and Halloween. This resource focuses on teaching poetry standards through the use of the picture book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex.  You will need a copy of this book for use throughout the unit. You may be able to find a read aloud of the book on YouTube.

Students will be creating a flip book to complete as you work through the unit. Each flip book is created with three pieces of paper printed front and back, staggered, and folded. Detailed instructions, including video tutorials, are provided to help with printing and assembling the flip books.

Unit Includes:

• Vocabulary
• Rhythm & Rhyme
• Comparing and Contrasting Poems
• Figurative Language
• Rhyme Schemes
• Poetry Writing
• Assessment
• Written Response

STANDARDS:

FOURTH GRADE

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5
  Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4
  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4
  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5
  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

FIFTH GRADE

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5
  Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4
  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4
  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

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