Literature Circle: Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson

Wed Oct 21

pre-reading activity:
drawing or written description of a place of refuge for you personally

discussion:
qualities of a friendship

Thu Oct 22

pass out books

reading assignment: chapters 1-2

Mon Oct 26

Venn diagram

chapter 1 vocabulary & language study

comprehension questions

read chapters 3-4 for Wed

Wed Oct 28

lunch group meeting

read chap 5 for Mon

Mon Nov 2

chapter 5/6 vocabulary

comprehension questions

literary device: simile

read chapters 6-7 for Wed

Thu Nov 5

discussion questions

add to Venn diagram

read chapters 8-9 for Mon

Mon Nov 9

chapter 7/8 vocabulary

comprehension questions

literary device: metaphor, simile

read chapters 10-11 for Wed

Main resource:

Bridge to Terabithia: A Novel-Ties Study Guide
written by Joyce Friedland and Rikki Kessler
published by Learning Links Inc.

More resources / ideas:

this book, along with Missing May, is accompanying our Philosophy study of Death

in looking back through the blog, I did a literature circle of this book in 2017 mainly using this resource from Teachers Pay Teachers