The Whipping Boy Study Guide
Study Guide for The Whipping Boy
This extensive study guide workbook covers comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, grammar & enrichment ideas related to The Whipping Boy for 3rd-5th graders. As students read, they complete worksheets, writing topics, hands-on activities and field trips.
The study guide is broken down into weekly units in which students read a section of the novel and answers comprehension questions pertaining to those chapters. Each unit contains a variety of critical thinking activities including projects, drawing, writing assignments, and a puzzles which correlate to chapters in the novel. Writing assignments apply concepts in the story to the student's life and many passages are chosen to emphasize Biblical lessons that relate to the story.
Total Language Plus study guides are designed to take about 8 to 10 weeks to complete. Depending on the number of activities students perform and the degree of emphasis placed on composition skills, this study guide may serve as your complete Language Arts curriculum.
Barbara's Notes: This 'rollicking adventure' is better written than most literature at this level. We are treated to similes and metaphors masterfully woven into the action. Perfect for multilevel use. (Grades 3, 4, 5)
About the book: The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman
Jemmy dreams of returning to the streets, away from the castle and Prince Brat, but when the two boys are held hostage by notorious outlaws, they must trust each other. . .or else!
Book Summary — 89 pages
Book Category — Adventure
Theme — Trust
Setting — Middle Ages
Novel Study Highlights — 7 units
Spelling-Vocabulary — Difficult
Critical Thinking — Adverbs, adjectives
Biblical Focus — Obedience, avoiding evil
Related Studies — Kings, kingdoms, castles, social issues
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