Maniac Magee: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Maniac Magee: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports instruction of the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Jerry Spinelli. Students will explore the many obstacles that Magee encounters, and learn to analyze the prejudices and other challenges that he faces by completing these activities and lessons. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. The lessons work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource!