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Teacher’s Resource Guide

SuspenseSuspenseBoneyardThe Cold, Cold Shoulder

The Girl Who Had EverythingHamlet’s TrapRoses Red as Blood

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ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-705-9ISBN-10: 1-56254-705-4

Teacher’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

� BONEYARD

Pre-Reading Warm-Up . . . . . . . . . 8

Pre-Reading Vocabulary . . . . . . . . 9

Character Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting Meaningfrom Context Clues . . . . . . . . . . 11

Synonyms and Antonyms . . . . . . 12

Sequence of Events . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Word Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

� THE COLD, COLD SHOULDER

Pre-Reading Warm-Up . . . . . . . . 15

Pre-Reading Vocabulary . . . . . . . 16

Character Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


Getting Meaning from Context Clues . . . . . . . . . . 19

Idioms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20


Word Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

� THE GIRL WHO HAD EVERYTHING



Character Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25




Word Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

� HAMLET’S TRAP




Idioms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Recalling Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34


Word Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

� ROSES RED AS BLOOD



Mystery Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


Recalling Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Idioms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42


Word Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

� GENERIC EXERCISES

Pick a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reading and Comprehension Skills Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Glossary of Literary Terms . . . . 46

Working with the Glossary . . . . 47

Book Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

CONTENTS

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Saddleback PAGETURNERS were especially designed to introducereluctant readers to the pleasure of reading for entertainment. Eachnovella features a compelling plot, colorful young-adult characters,and an interesting modern setting. Short sentences and paragraphs,extensive use of realistic dialogue, and the carefully controlled 4.0reading level combine to ensure growth in reading competence as wellas an enjoyable experience.

The variety of exercises provided in this Teacher’s Resource Guidecan be used to extend the learning experience for all your students.Some of the reproducible worksheets teach traditional comprehensionskills such as recall, noting details, and sequencing story events.Others focus on competency areas such as vocabulary, synonyms andantonyms, figures of speech, inference, and character study. In all,these handy reproducibles both reinforce and enrich your students’skills and provide you, the teacher, with an easy way to track eachindividual’s progress.

PRESENTING THE PROGRAM

Before students begin to read one of the books, present copies of the Pre-Reading Warm-Up and the Pre-Reading Vocabulary exercisesfor that title. You should also distribute copies of the literary glossaryat the same time. If it seems appropriate for your class, by all meansinitiate a discussion of the book’s title, cover, and genre in this pre-reading session. As many of the exercises refer students to adictionary for investigation or verification, make sure thatdictionaries are readily available to every student.

After students read the book, present the additional worksheets for each title, ending with the Word Workshop lesson. The genericBook Report activity may be done by the group (with one studentacting as scribe) or completed by individual students.

TEACHER’S NOTES

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BONEYARD nAMe ______________________________

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The following questions introduce ideas, themes, and situations you will meet in Boneyard.

For answers, draw on your own experiences, opinions, and imagination.

1. The main character in this story is a newspaper reporter. Have you ever imagined yourself doing this kind of work? Name two or three personal characteristics that would make a good news reporter. Explain your thinking.

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2. Most people enjoy being somewhat frightened by a scary movie or story. Butbeing frightened of something real is a different story. Tell about a time thatyou were truly frightened of something or someone.

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3. How much do you know about your ancestors (grandfather, great-grandmother,etc.)? Write about where they lived, the kind of work they did, or what youthink their lives might have been like.

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4. Do you think a wealthy land developer has the moral right to buy part ofAmerica’s coastline and prevent the general public from using it? Explain why or why not.

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5. Most people say they don’t believe in ghosts. What do you think? Have you orsomeone you know ever experienced a supernatural event? Explain why you door do not believe that such things are possible.

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PRE-READING WARM-UP


BONEYARD nAMe ______________________________

DATe ______________________________

Here’s an introduction to some of the vocabulary words you’ll meet in Boneyard.

A. Use the clues to help you complete the crossword puzzle. Answers are words in the box.

Across

2. a group of citizens serving assoldiers during an emergency

3. all those who came before youin your family line; forebears

4. criminals who secretly bringthings in or out of a country

7. the load of goods carried by aship, airplane, truck, etc.

8. a piece of land designated fora special purpose

Down

1. easily broken or damaged; delicate

2. building used for displaying objects that are important in history, art, or science

5. wooden framework with a rope by which people are hanged as a punishment

6. something shown or displayed to the public

B. Use some of the crossword puzzle answers to correctly complete the sentences.

PRE-READING VOCABULARY

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fragile ancestors cargo

museum smugglers militia

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1. Most of our _______________________

came to America in search of

opportunity.

2. Sometimes a pirate ship’s

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contained precious jewels and

valuable gold coins.

3. Thousands of visitors saw the

recent _________________________

of ancient Egyptian treasures.

4. About 100 years ago, convicted

criminals were often sent to the

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BONEYARD nAMe ______________________________

DATe ______________________________

A. Unscramble the names of the story characters to complete the sentences.

1. GrorE snorEnAD __________________________ planned to build an amusement park after building the resort.

2. LEM sHErFI __________________________ said he’d give his reporter a raise ifshe got an interview with the ghost.

3. VEETs soDrEAnn __________________________ thought there might once havebeen an auto wrecking yard on the cove.

4. AwLIM sTErBor __________________________ thought all the Wreckers’ bodieshad been buried in the town cemetery.

5. nYnoD DEnsorAn __________________________ was a summer visitor to thetown of Wrecker’s Cove.

6. DrUYEA AncI __________________________ wanted the newspaper to run astory about her famous ancestor.

B. Who said what? Write a character’s name next to the lines of dialogue that he or she spoke in the story.

1. _________________________: “I’d really like to hear more about those Wreckers.”

2. _________________________: “A woman is here. She wants to talk to you about the site for that new resort.”

3. _________________________: “I thought your uncle promised to give those bonesa proper burial.”

4. _________________________: “Jack warned the soldiers that people would pay for the blood they spilled on the sand.”

5. _________________________: “Come on, Donny, the waves look perfect.”

6. _________________________: “Time is money. My men have to get back to work.”

CHARACTER STUDY


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