

including figurative language b) explaining how a series of chapters fits together to provide the overall structure c) compare and contrast two characters d) determine how characters … respond to challenges e) drawing inferences from the text f) determining a theme of a story. For instance the Reading Standards for Literature, Grade 5, makes reference to a) determining the meaning of words and phrases.

Extension Activities Links with the Common Core Standards (U.S.) Many of the activities included in this curriculum unit are supported by the Common Core Standards.Each chapter of the novel study focuses on between two and five chapters of Eggs and is comprised of five of the following different activities:

Eggs By Jerry Spinelli Suggestions and Expectations This curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways.
