English Language Arts6-8
Maple Street Vocabulary Scaffolds for Grade 7 Readers
By Katie O.
A vocabulary support packet built around a table of six key words from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, with plain-language meanings and clue sentences pulled from the play. It is designed for 7th graders who need extra access to the text, including inclusion students, and works best as a pre-reading tool kept at the desk while reading the play.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the table before reading begins and model how to find a word in the play, check its clue sentence, and use the simpler word to reread the line aloud.
- Discussion question: Why might the neighbors on Maple Street be so quick to point at Les Goodman, and how does the word "incriminate" help show that?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pre-teach the simpler words with picture cues or gestures, and let students read the clue sentence aloud with a partner before reading the surrounding scene.
- Extension for advanced students: have them pick a sixth word from the play that is not in the table, write its meaning in their own words, and find another clue sentence that supports it.
- Plan roughly 10 to 15 minutes to introduce the vocabulary table, with the rest of the period devoted to reading and discussion.
English Language Arts6-8
Maple Street Vocabulary Scaffolds for Grade 7 Readers
By Katie O.
A vocabulary support packet built around a table of six key words from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, with plain-language meanings and clue sentences pulled from the play. It is designed for 7th graders who need extra access to the text, including inclusion students, and works best as a pre-reading tool kept at the desk while reading the play.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the table before reading begins and model how to find a word in the play, check its clue sentence, and use the simpler word to reread the line aloud.
- Discussion question: Why might the neighbors on Maple Street be so quick to point at Les Goodman, and how does the word "incriminate" help show that?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pre-teach the simpler words with picture cues or gestures, and let students read the clue sentence aloud with a partner before reading the surrounding scene.
- Extension for advanced students: have them pick a sixth word from the play that is not in the table, write its meaning in their own words, and find another clue sentence that supports it.
- Plan roughly 10 to 15 minutes to introduce the vocabulary table, with the rest of the period devoted to reading and discussion.