Magic Tree House Novel Studies: Mystery of the Magic Spell (9 Weeks)

In this book club, students will get to explore the "Mystery of the Magic Spell" books in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne. This series includes the books Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon.  Students will practice reading skills such as reading aloud, comprehension, story elements (characters, setting plots, conflict, resolution), sequencing, prediction, summarizing, and vocabulary. Each week for 9 weeks, students will meet to read and discuss one of these books. They will be able to join peers and talk about their favorite characters and parts. Whether your child is a fan of the Magic Tree House series who wants to read these books or this is their first time reading this series, they will fall in love with these tales of times long ago. 

This class will be structured as follows:
Week 1: Introduce Night of the Ninjas. We will read chapters 1-2 in class. Students will meet the main characters and summarize the contents of chapters one and 2. They will make predictions about chapters 3-5. Students will be assigned chapters 3-5 to read for homework. 
Week 2: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 1-5. They will summarize chapters 1-5. They will analyze the story elements and identify the characters, setting, and conflict. They will read chapters 6-7 aloud in class. Students will be assigned chapters 8-10 for homework. 
Week 3: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 6-10. We will summarize the book and introduce Afternoon on the Amazon. Students will read chapters 1-2 aloud in class. They will be assigned chapters 3-5 to read for homework. 
Week 4: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 1-5. They will summarize chapters 1-5. They will analyze the story elements and identify the characters, setting, and conflict. They will read chapters 6-7 aloud in class. Students will be assigned chapters 8-10 for homework. 
Week 5: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 6-10. We will summarize the book and introduce Sunset of the Sabertooth. Students will read chapters 1-2 aloud in class. They will be assigned chapters 3-5 to read for homework. 
Week 6: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 1-5. They will summarize chapters 1-5. They will analyze the story elements and identify the characters, setting, and conflict. They will read chapters 6-7 aloud in class. Students will be assigned chapters 8-10 for homework. 
Week 7: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 6-10. We will summarize the book and introduce Midnight on the Moon. Students will read chapters 1-2 aloud in class. They will be assigned chapters 3-5 to read for homework.
Week 8: Students will answer questions about chapters 1-5. They will summarize chapters 1-5. They will analyze the story elements and identify the characters, setting, and conflict. They will read chapters 6-7 aloud in class. Students will be assigned chapters 8-10 for homework. Students will begin their final project to complete a story board. 
Week 9: Students will answer comprehension questions about chapters 6-10. We will summarize the book. Students will present their story board project to the class.