Book Club: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate Dicamillo

Class
Tristan - Book Clubs/Reading Comprehension
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(393)
In this book club, learners will read and discuss The Beatryce Prophecy by award-winning author, Kate DiCamillo! This will be a fun book club for your learner and a great way to strengthen their reading comprehension skills. #academic

Class experience

US Grade 3 - 6
This class is taught in English.
Predict story events.
Engage in learning dialogues with the teacher and peers.
Search the text to select appropriate information when answering questions.
Practice using story clues and prior knowledge (schema) to make inferences about the story. 
Practice using context clues to discover the meaning of unknown words.
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings).
Make connections
Explore themes
Engage in critical discussion of shared texts.
Read for the sheer joy of it, learning to value one another as readers and learners.
Kate DiCamillo is one of my favorite authors. When I taught in the classroom, I always used Kate DiCamillo’s books to read aloud to my students because she does a great job of helping readers to learn important life lessons and think deeply. I also have a Masters in Reading, and it is my goal to help your child think deeper about the texts that they read. It would be my pleasure to share this amazing reading adventure with your child.
Homework Offered
Reading Schedule: (Please do not read ahead of our schedule so that we can all enjoy the story together.) Prior to our first meeting read chapters 1-12. Prior to our second meeting read chapters 13-23 and answer journal question #1. Prior to our third meeting read chapters 24-31 and answer journal question #2. Prior to our fourth meeting read chapters 32-42 and answer journal question #3. Prior to our fifth meeting read chapters 43-the end and answer journal question #4. **PDF file of journal discussion questions will be attached to the classroom after our first meeting. Please print or use a separate sheet of paper to write your answers down. We will share our answers with the group.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Learners will need a copy of the book, The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo. Ideas for finding the book include Amazon, Walmart, Target, libraries, audio, or used book stores. All other materials will be provided in the Outschool classroom.

**PDF file of journal discussion questions will be attached to the classroom after our first meeting. Please print or use a separate sheet of paper to write your answers down. We will share our answers with the group.
This story does deal with some sadness, grief, and unkindness. 

The Beatryce Prophecy is set in the Medieval times beset by war and violence and several of the characters come to the story through violence. The scenes described are dark at times but not overly graphic. 

Jack Dory's parents are both killed. As a child, Jack staggers out of the woods and tells a stranger about a man (with a knife held between his teeth) who threatened his family. Jack’s mom sends Jack running for help and he hears her cry out in pain as he runs away.
A dying man asks Beatryce to write down his confession of wrong-doing. Beatryce realizes that he is the man who killed her brothers and left her wounded and hiding beneath their bodies. (The scene she tells isn’t graphic.) Jack Dory eventually ends up with the man’s sharp sword and learns how to use it. (But never hurts anyone with it.)
What appears to be an angel of death (given its flapping black feathers and its foul odor) visits a dying man.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(393)
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Hello! Thank you for stopping by my page! My name is Tristan, and I am looking forward to sharing my passion for teaching reading with you. 

I am a licensed elementary teacher in the state of Tennessee, with B.A in Early Childhood Education and... 
Group Class

$60

for 5 classes
5x per week, 1 week
40 min

Completed by 45 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 8-12
1-6 learners per class

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