Fantastic Mr Fox (Roald Dahl)

In this State Standards-aligned Literature Kit(TM), we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions.

In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions.

The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading.

They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn.

The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning.

Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts.

Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, test prep, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text.

About the Novel: Fantastic Mr Fox is the classic story by Roald Dahl of a fox who outsmarts a few farmers to steal food from them.

Mr Fox lives underground with his wife and children.

At night, Mr Fox visits his neighboring farmers and robs them of their livestock.

The farmers retaliate by waiting for Mr Fox by his hole, ready to ambush him when he leaves.

When that fails, the farmers then try to dig up Mr Fox's home.

When that fails, they decide to starve out the Fox family.

Mr Fox then comes up with a plan to get food. He gets the help of his friend Badger, and the pair dig their way to the farmers' food.

Their success leads to Mr Fox creating an underground neighborhood where all the animals can all live together in safety.

Fantastic Mr Fox is a wonderful story about determination and cleverness.

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