This discussion guide accompanies the fiction book Midnight Magic written by Avi, enforces story elements, inferences, and theme/plot. Have the class work on it over time, it will engage even your reluctant readers. 

Concepts

leveled reading, fiction, foreshadowing, conflict, inferences, literary themes, conflict resolution, character development, folktales

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before distributing books, have readers make medieval-themed bookmarks
• Midnight Magic can be read by the whole class during sustained silent reading 
• Assign chapters to be read for homework 

Classroom Considerations

• Reading level might be high for some learners, but with differentiated questioning and collaboration, they will have the opportunity to be included
• Make sure you have a class set of books before you start 
• Midnight Magic is a very long book. It might be a story you start and continue throughout the year 

Pros

• Engaging story about a ghost
• Excellent to compare/contrast with other wellknown folktales

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3