Each of the five Inside Stories books contains ten study guides to quality literature for a suggested reading range and include a variety of literary genres. The series includes classic and contemporary titles appropriate for gifted readers in grades two through eight. Step-by-step questions, written for use with gifted and talented students, are based on Bloom’s taxonomy. Each study guide comes with a cover page for teachers including: a brief author biography, a synopsis, themes, literary objectives, and companion titles. Study guides divide each literary work into five or six manageable reading assignments, focusing students on vocabulary, elements of literature, the techniques of an author’s style, inferences and theme. At the conclusion, summary questions help students apply, synthesize, analyze and evaluate each novel. Enrichment activities are listed at the end of each guide for teachers looking for multi-disciplinary extension. Originally written by teachers for gifted students, these ready to use materials provide an easy vehicle to teach literature appreciation and analysis to all students. Questions are designed to test student comprehension and draw the reader into higher-level thinking. Use of these materials will generate creative and critical thinking and application to the reader’s personal life, so the questions are open-ended rather than focused on a definitive answer. These materials make reading and discussing literature stimulating and FUN for both the teacher and the students! This book includes study guides for Little House in the Big Woods; Sarah, Plain and Tall; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Henry Huggins; Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great; Charlotte"s Web; The Sign of the Beaver; Soup and Me; The Mouse and the Motorcycle; and James and the Giant Peach. Grades 3-4