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Magic Tree House #8 Midnight on the Moon

Magic Tree House # 8:

Midnight
on the
Moon

By Mary Pope Osborne

A Book Unit

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Scope and Sequence

Common Core State Standards that are addressed in each chapter are in parenthesis
beside the chapter/skill.

Chapter 1-Compound Words (L4)………………………………………………………. page 3

Chapter 2-Setting (RL7)…………………………………………………………………….. page 4

Chapters 1 and 2-Questions and Vocabulary (RL1)……………………….. page 5

Chapter 3-Research Facts about Spacesuits (W2b, SL 4)………….. page 6

Chapter 4-Possessive Nouns (L1)……………………………………………………….. page 7

Chapters 3 and 4-Questions and Vocabulary (RL1)………………………… page 8

Chapter 5-Irregular Verbs (L1)…………………………………………………………. page 9

Chapter 6-Types of Sentences (L2)………………………………………………….. page 10

Chapters 5 and 6-Questions and Vocabulary (RL1)…………………………. page 11

Chapter 7-Plot (RL)………………………………………………………………………………… page 12

Chapter 8-Cause and Effect (RL5)…………………………………………………….. page 13

Chapters 7 and 8-Questions and Vocabulary (RL1)………………………… page 14

Chapter 9-Writing a Thank You Note (L2)………………………………………. pages 15-16

Chapter 10-Compare and Contrast Settings (RL9)………………………… pages 17-18
Chapters 9 and 10-Questions and Vocabulary (RL1)………………………. page 19

Unit Test…………………………………………………………………………………………………. pages 20-22

Answer Key……………………………………………………………………………………………… pages 23-25

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Chapter Two-Setting

The setting is the environment in which a story takes place. It can include specific information
about when and where the story takes place. It can also be descriptive (a dark night). Look at
the chart below to help you better understand the setting.

Place Time Environment

Where does the story take When does the story take What are the surroundings?

place? School? Church? place? Month? Day? Year? Details/Descriptions?

Forest? On a train? Season? Past/Present/Future? Isolated? Crowded? Hot?

Lonely? Rich? Poor?

Now read through chapter two and list in the chart below details from the text that identify

the setting.

Place Time Environment

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Chapters 1 and 2-Questions and Vocabulary

1. Why did Annie wake Jack up? _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. List the three “M” things Jack and Annie had already found.________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Where did the tree house land? _____________________________________________
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4. How did Jack know they had landed in the future? _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
5. What did Jack and Annie see when they looked out the window of the moon base? (Be
specific and use text evidence.) _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary - Use a resource (dictionary, internet, or thesaurus) to find the meanings of
the following words. Remember to pay close attention to how the word is used in the
story.

1. structure - ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. airlock - ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

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Unit Test

1. Which sentence uses a compound word?
A. Jack and Annie got up before daylight.
B. Jack walked over to the telescope and took a look.
C. The meteorite did not land on the earth.

2. What was the name of the book that took Jack and Annie on their trip?
A. To the Moon
B. Hello Moon
C. The Amazing Moon

3. Which of the following is part of the setting?
A. place, characters, time
B. place, time, environment
C. time, characters, plot

4. Why did Annie say they did not need a flashlight for this trip?
A. She said they did not have time to find one.
B. She said there was one in the tree house.
C. She said the moonlight would light their way.

5. Which of the following is a fact from the story?
A. The trip to the moon is Jack and Annie’s best adventure.
B. Jack believes in aliens.
C. While on the moon, Annie drove the moon buggy.

6. Where did the tree house land?
A. on a planet
B. on the surface of the moon
C. inside a moon base

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