Claudia Kincaid is a young girl who feels she is under-appreciated by her parents and decides to run away from home and set up temporary residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There they encounter a beautiful statue of an angel with mysterious origins. The children decide to make it their mission to discover the true origins of this masterpiece.

Chapter-by-chapter questions will strengthen students' reading comprehension and assist them in developing critical thinking and emotional development.

The vocabulary and word study activities are designed to improve literacy skills in an enjoyable way.

Overall Expectations: The students will:

• develop their skills in reading, writing, listening, and oral communication.

• use good literature as a vehicle for developing skills required by curriculum expectations: reasoning and critical thinking, knowledge of language structure, vocabulary building, and use of conventions.

• become meaningfully engaged in the drama of literature through a variety of types of questions and activities.

• identify and describe elements of stories (plot, main idea, characters, setting).

• learn about teamwork and collaboration, personal initiative, finding your special gift (i.e. learning about what makes you special), character development/growth.

• relate events and the feelings of characters found in the novel to their own lives and experiences.

• appreciate the importance of collaboration and friendship in achieving one’s goals, and in discovering one’s self.

• appreciate that the growth of one’s character is often the result of trials.

• learn the importance of dealing with adversity and developing perseverance in the face of difficult experiences.

• state their own interpretation of a written work, using evidence from the novel and from their own knowledge and experience.

Introduction includes:

• Learning Expectations and Skill List

• Teacher Suggestions

• Synopsis and Author Biography

• Student Checklist

• Answer Key 

• Chapter One

  • Student Booklet Cover

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities 

• Chapter Two

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities 

• Chapter Three

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Four

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Five

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Six

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Seven

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Eight

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Nine

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities 

• Chapter Ten

  • Before You Read

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension Questions

  • Language Activities

  • Extension Activities

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