When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.