Book Scavenger: The Very First Lesson

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Welcome to the first in a series of Related Lessons, found in the right-hand sidebar, that will explore the novel Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.

Each lesson will include read-along videos of the chapters. However, it would be best if you also had a copy of the book to read.

As you complete these lessons, you will learn how to think about and respond to your reading in a chapter book. This is important because the more you analyze and understand a book, the more knowledge and fun you will gain!

Before you start reading, explore the Book Scavenger website.

• What stands out to you?
• What do you find interesting?

Gaining background knowledge like this will only make the book more accessible for you to understand once you start reading it!

• Ready to start reading?

Book Scavenger begins with text before the first chapter that is meant to be from the book's fictional author, Garrison Griswold.

Go ahead and read these first three pages in your copy of the book. If you do not have a copy, you can access this Preview - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.

The real author of Book Scavenger, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, wants you to feel involved in the story, so it almost seems like a letter written to you, too.

• What part of this is the most exciting to you?

When you are ready, head over to the Got It? section to get into the actual main text of the novel!