There are more than 260 types of monkeys in the world. With the novel study for Wilson Rawls' Summer of the Monkeys, pupils research interesting facts about the banana-loving primates. They also practice exaggeration, write similes, and answer questions about the text to show what they know. 

Concepts

novels, reading comprehension, children's literature, protagonists, setting, similes, anagrams, monkeys

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage individuals to share their research about sharecroppers with the class

Classroom Considerations

• Includes only a preview of the full study and does not cover the entire novel
  
• Students may need dictionary access to complete the vocabulary section 
• Requires library or Internet research 

Pros

• Provides activities for before, during, and after reading for maximum comprehension 
• Includes a printable author biography for background information 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.7.1 RL.7.4 RL.8.1 RL.8.4