Book Study: The Great Fire
Engage your students with these book study worksheets for The Great Fire by Jim Murphy. This set includes a pre-reading activity, discussion guides, post-reading activities, and extension activities, all designed to encourage critical thinking and support students' literacy development. As you read, be sure to explore The Great Fire's vocabulary list on Vocabulary.com for book-specific lists and practice.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity
Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #1
Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading The Great Fire.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #2
Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #3
Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: What Went Wrong?
When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!
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Book Study: The Great Fire: Natural Disaster Research Project
After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.
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Book Study: The Great Fire: One Year After The Fire
After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!
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