Marty is faced with a tough choice in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh. Scholars read to find out how Marty deals with his situation before completing worksheet activities to help readers gain a better understanding of the story. Activities include answering comprehension questions, using vocabulary words to complete sentences, and using similes.

Concepts

novels, studying literature, responding to literature, shiloh, phyllis reynolds

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Compare and contrast to other popular novels about dogs

Classroom Considerations

• Gives only a preview to the full novel study
• Asks learners to use the Internet or library resources
• Shows a picture and information about a gun

Pros

• Includes language skills by reviewing nouns
• Offers an extension activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

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