Series 3 Student Materials
The Junior Great Books® Inspire Series 3 Student Materials include one Student Book and one Reader’s Journal. Featuring all new selections, this series develops students’ reading comprehension, fluency, critical thinking, speaking and listening, and writing skills using the Shared Inquiry method of learning. All learners are welcomed into inquiry-based exploration of outstanding texts by diverse authors from around the world.
The Student Book features 14 all-new selections in one anthology, including:
- Eight fiction selections
- Three narrative nonfiction texts
- Two poems
- One drama
The Student Book includes:
- Literary selections that explore wide-ranging, powerful experiences
- Beautiful artwork by award-winning illustrators
- Line numbers for students to cite and share evidence from the text
- Glossaries to support vocabulary acquisition
- Self-check lists to foster student independence
The Reader’s Journal complements the activities in the Teacher’s Editions and provides space for students to interact more deeply with the text and Shared Inquiry discussion. Reader’s Journals contain:
- Unique questions and prompts for each selection
- Structured discussion preparation and reflection sequences
- Evaluative, creative, and comparative writing prompts with graphic organizers
- Essay writing materials to guide students through planning, organization, and peer review
- Drawing activities for each selection
FICTION
- The House That Ate Mosquito Pie
- Fiona's Luck
- Ojiichan's Gift
- King of the Sky
- Home
- The Boy Who Drew Cats
- Shin-chi's Canoe
- Blancaflor
NONFICTION
- Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
- Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
- Testing the Ice
POETRY & DRAMA
- Identity
- How to Paint a Donkey
- Mooncakes Tonight