The One and Only Ivan Book Club Focused on Theme
The One and Only Ivan Book Club Focused on Theme
Katherine Applegate's best-selling novel, The One and Only Ivan, celebrates the power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a silverback gorilla who lived in a circus-themed mall in Washington state, this captivating story promises to be a favorite year after year. Through engaging students in deep conversations about character word choice and actions, readers will have the opportunity to explore the universal themes that make Ivan’s story so memorable.
- Included in this resource
- Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Theme
- Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
- Book Club calendar
- Conversation prompts
- Student self-evaluations forms
- Reading response board
- Culminating activity
- Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
- Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Katherine Applegate's best-selling novel, The One and Only Ivan, celebrates the power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a silverback gorilla who lived in a circus-themed mall in Washington state, this captivating story promises to be a favorite year after year. Through engaging students in deep conversations about character word choice and actions, readers will have the opportunity to explore the universal themes that make Ivan’s story so memorable.
- Included in this resource
- Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Theme
- Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
- Book Club calendar
- Conversation prompts
- Student self-evaluations forms
- Reading response board
- Culminating activity
- Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
- This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Club resources
The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
The instructional overview includes instructional background for determining theme, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to the The One and Only Ivan Book Club.
Examining the main character's actions, dialogue, feelings, and experiences in The One and Only Ivan will help lead the reader to discovering the theme that author Katherine Applegate presented in this novel.
Using details from the text to support their summarization of the main idea is a critical skill for readers. During this The One and Only Ivan Book Club, students will develop this skill as it relates to tracking the main character.
This Book Club meeting for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate dives deep into examining the main character's words and actions to discover the theme of the text. Students will continue to track important ideas and supporting details using a graphic organizer.
Students will work together to brainstorm possible themes for Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan. By looking for connections between all of the students' ideas, the central message of the text will emerge.
Building on the theme work from the last The One and Only Ivan Book Club, students will take their thinking further by exploring universal themes for this text.
Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with determining theme.
More about this resource
Book Title:
The One and Only Ivan
Book Author:
Katherine Applegate
Grade Level:
4
Genre(s):
Fantasy
F&P Guided Reading Level:
S
DRA Level:
40
Reading Recovery Level:
40
Theme(s):
Award Winners, Friendship
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CCSS
TEKS
| Common Core Alignment: | RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.4.7, RL.4.9, RL.4.10, SL.4.1a, SL.4.1b, SL.4.1c, W.4.8, L.4.4a, L.4.5c, L.4.6, W.4.9 |
| Vocabulary Connections: | L.4.4a, L.4.5c, L.4.6 |
| TEKS Alignment: | 4.1A, 4.1C, 4.1D, 4.6A, 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.6D, 4.6E, 4.6F, 4.6G, 4.6H, 4.6I, 4.7A, 4.7B, 4.7C, 4.7D, 4.7E, 4.7F, 4.7G, 4.8A, 4.8B, 4.8C, 4.8D, 4.9A, 4.9B, 4.9D(i), 4.9D(ii), 4.9D(iii), 4.9E(i), 4.9E(ii), 4.9E(iii), 4.9F, 4.10A, 4.10B, 4.10C, 4.10D, 4.10E, 4.10F, 4.10G, 4.13A, 4.13C, 4.13E, 4.13H |
| Vocabulary Connections: | 4.7E, 4.7F, 4.3A, 4.3B |
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