Is the grass always greener on the other side? Andrew from Freckle Juice seems to think so! He admires his classmate's freckles and wishes he had some of his own, so he purchases a special juice to get them! While reading through the hilarious story, scholars match vocabulary words to definitions, create similes and alliterations, and examine foreshadowing.

Concepts

novels, responding to literature, studying literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate science by discussing skin pigmentation and causes of freckles

Classroom Considerations

• Contains only a preview to a full novel study
• Requires learners to identify parts of speech

Pros

• Includes a cover sheet and checklist
• Allows readers to work independently

Cons

• Does not offer answers or examples of work

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5