Author Michael Buckley's novel The Sisters Grimm features two fairy-tale sleuths who are tasked with stopping a giant from destroying their town. Using the novel study, individuals acquire new vocabulary and answer comprehension questions. They also practice unscrambling anagrams and creating original examples of personification. 

Concepts

novels, literature, children's literature, protagonists, setting, the brothers grimm, anagrams, personification, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Show clips from the movie adaptation of the novel
  
• For context, have individuals read one of Grimm's fairy tales
  

Classroom Considerations

• Does not include the full novel study and covers only chapter one 
• Students may require the use of a dictionary to complete a vocabulary section 

Pros

• Provides creative practice with summarizing the text 
• Activities are fun, brief, and engaging while targeting a variety of skills 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.4 RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4