The Tiger Rising: A Book Study Using Literature Circles

The Tiger Rising, written by the award winning author Kate DiCamillo, is an engaging story of two children whose lives are thrown together in a small town in Florida. Even though their personalities are in sharp contrast, they become friends who support each other through life's challenges of grief, pain, acceptance and their adventures with the tiger. Kate DiCamillo works her magic through her skilled use of figurative language to develop the characters in a way that engages readers in her character's adventures. Short chapters make this a perfect choice for literature circles. In this lesson, students will answer text-dependent questions as they analyze the two main characters in the story.
Resource ID#: 63324 Type: Lesson Plan
Rate It!
Feedback?

Please sign in to access this resource

Teacher
Click here to sign in
as a FL public educator

Not a Florida public school educator?

Access this resource
on CPALMS.com

General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 12 Hour(s)
Keywords: literature circles, figurative language, simile, metaphor, symbolism, character analysis, close reading, The Tiger Rising, Kate DiCamillo, text-dependent questions
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

Aligned Standards

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these benchmarks.

Related Resources

Other vetted resources related to this resource.