Some say a dog is a man's best friend. However, in Rascal, it is not a dog that captures a boy's heart—but a raccoon. Scholars read about the boy and Rascal's adventures while they complete activities about the story. Activities include matching characters to descriptions, using adjectives to describe characters, and dividing words into syllables.

Concepts

novels, studying literature, responding to literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask a local park ranger to speak to the class about raccoons

Classroom Considerations

• Contains only a preview of a full novel study
• Asks readers to use Internet or library resources for research

Pros

• Incorporates math in an activity
• Includes a writing activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

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