“Rack Runner” Literacy Grade 5, 6

$3.00

Rack Runner is a literacy pack with a science aspect. (True) story about a chicken that survives the processing plant. Not for younger children — funny but gory. Language tasks follow with a self-assessment.  

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Rack Runner

Rack Runner  is a literacy lesson pack for Grade 5 or 6. Family setting with a child narrator.  The narrator’s uncle rescues a chicken that  is still alive when it reaches the gutting section at the abattoir. Miraculous! And a true story. The story is funny and gory. This hen survives the slaughter house.

Harder words are in italics in the story. Internet search for extension work, a range of writing tasks related to the text. Guidance on answering questions in full sentences.


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Good in all instructional situations from classrooms to home education.