Elizabeth is a beautiful princess and is about to marry Ronald, a handsome prince. One day a fire-breathing dragon surprises them and destroys Elizabeth's castle, her clothes and snatches Ronald. Elizabeth is so angry that she decides to chase the dragon and rescue Ronald. Since all of her clothes are burnt she has only a paper bag to wear. She follows them and tricks the dragon to release Ronald. Ronald turns out to be ungrateful and rude. Elizabeth calls Ronald a bum and decides not to marry him after all.

The student will:

• develop a positive reading attitude.

• develop strategies that can be used while reading.

• develop and expand his/her ability to express responses to reading in good written form.

• become familiar with the works and writing style of a famous Canadian author.

Introduction includes:

• Summary of the Story

• Author Biography

• Teacher Input Suggestions

• Vocabulary List  

Evaluation Suggestions

• Teacher suggestions

• Reading Log – Student Self-Evaluation Sheet

• Teacher Evaluation of Reading Log Sheet

• Conference Sheet

• Student Activity Tracking Sheet

• Reading Record Sheet for Students – Robert Munsch’s Books I Read

Guided Reading Approach

• Teacher notes and questions for the entire book.

Student Booklet

• Cover for the booklet

• 11 worksheets in the booklet, for students to complete.

• Answer Key

Activities:

• Reading & Writing Activities

  • Activity 1 – Write a different ending to the story

  • Activity 2 - Write 5 things that happened in the story

  • Activity 3 - Write an advertisement

  • Activity 4 – Write a letter to Ronald

  • Activity 5 – Word meanings for 5 words

  • Activity 6 – Write 5 descriptive words to describe Elizabeth and Ronald

  • Activity 7 - Make a list of the dragons favorite foods

  • Activity 8 – Write about what Elizabeth does after dumping Ronald

  • Activity 9 – Write an instruction booklet on how to fight a dragon

  • Activity 10 – Write a news article about Elizabeth’s adventure

• Art & Drama Activities

  • Activity 1 – Map the path Elizabeth took to the dragon’s cave

  • Activity 2 – Conduct an interview, like a reporter

  • Activity 3 – Create a bulletin board of Robert Munsch’s stories

  • Activity 4 – Make a new cover for the story

  • Activity 5 – Make a scrap book of the dragon’s life

• Word Study Activities

  • Activity 1 – Names that begin with E

  • Activity 2 – Names that begin with R

  • Activity 3 – List words with 2 syllables

  • Activity 4 - List words that being with “dr”

  • Activity 5 – Make a list of opposites or antonyms

  • Activity 6 – Find words to go with these meanings

  • Activity 7 – Word Search

• Tests

  • Teacher Notes for Tests

  • Vocabulary Test

  • Comprehension Test

  • Phonics Test

  • Answer Key for all tests

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