Trapped in a castle tower in France, what are Roger and Alice to do!? Progeny Press presents The Minstrel in the Tower Study Guide to facilitate discussion and comprehension while students read. For young readers, this might be one of the first chapter books they pick up, and the guidance provided for them in this guide is wonderful. This is a chapter-by-chapter guide, and each lesson starts with vocabulary work, comprehension questions, scriptural connections, and literary concepts such as similes, flashbacks, synonyms, and the medieval legend. Prereading Activities provide context to what you will read. The After-You-Read Activities are suggested extension work to make connections to what you just read. A catered list of age-appropriate Further Reading books is provided. Answers are in the back on perforated pages for easy removal. 48 pages, softcover. ~Rebecca
The Minstrel in the Tower Study Guide | Progeny Press
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009299
ISBN
9781586093068
Grade 3-5
Traditional
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Product Overview
- Encourage students to engage with literature through a Christian perspective
- Filled with activities like cooking food, completing word searches, designing a coat of arms, and more
- Reading comprehension and spiritual formation with great literature!
Description
Publisher's Description of The Minstrel in the Tower Study Guide | Progeny Press
Roger and Alice live alone with their mother in a tiny cottage. Their father, a knight, left five years earlier to fight in the Crusades and never returned. Roger and Alice are sent by their mother, who is sick and feverish, on a journey to find an uncle they did not know they had. They take with them their mother's lute. "Show him the eagle carved on the back," she tells her children. "Ask him to come quickly. Quickly!" Their journey is complicated when they are captured by outlaws, and their lute (their only proof of identity for their uncle) is stolen. Alice, the better climber of the two, climbs out of the tower from a high window. Now she journeys alone, and somehow must find her uncle and persuade him to help.
- Large 8.5x11 format is convenient to read and easy on Elementary student eyes
- Every question in our novel study has plenty of whitespace for Primary grade student’s answers and handwriting capabilities
- Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice
- Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment
- Provides a permanent record of the student’s work
- Complete, removable answer key included for the teacher to make grading simple!
Category Description for Lower Elementary - Grades K-3
The Lower Elementary Progeny Press guides provide age-appropriate reading and activities for students. Activities include coloring pages, word puzzles, hands-on activities, comprehension questions, vocabulary work, literary analysis studies, and writing assignments. Answers are in the back and can be easily removed. You may be working with a range of students all from one guide, and that’s okay! Each student will do what they are developmentally capable of accomplishing. Guide your students’ reading and bring some purpose to the great books your readers are devouring! ~Rebecca
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-5 |
| Brand: | Progeny Press |
| Author: | Rebecca Gilleland |
| ISBN: | 9781586093068 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.3 |
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