Literature Circle Unit
Developed By: Julia Cooley, Laura
Beth Galliher, Lauren Harris, and Bridgett Hutchens
THEME/GENRE
The theme/genre for this
literature circle unit is mysteries.
DESCRIPTION
This literature circle
unit was developed for a 4th grade classroom level. The main focus
of our unit is mysteries. Several of the books included in this unit
cover concepts such as: carnivals, museums, orphans, slavery, and children.
BOOKS
6th Grade Reading Level
The Thief Lord
By: Cornelia Funke
Created By: Laura Beth Galliher
5th Grade Reading Level
Something Upstairs
By: Avi
From the Mixed Up Files
of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By: E.L. Konigsburg
Created By: Lauren Harris
4th Grade Reading Level
The Boxcar Children
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Amusement Park Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Created By: Bridgett Hutchens
3rd Grade Reading Level
Cam Jansen and the Mystery
of the Carnival Prize
By: David A. Adler
Created By: Julia Cooley