The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Full Week Lesson | Adapted Version Text | No Prep

Do you want students to know the classics, but you don’t have weeks to fight through a 250+ page novel?

Here's the solution: A resource that gives you both the complete original 1900 text and a tightly adapted 5-part, 1-week version so you can match the reading path to your students and your schedule.

Use the original and adapted versions together for effortless differentiation. Advanced or fast readers can work directly from Baum’s full chapters while other students read the matching adapted Parts 1–5. Because the discussion questions, multiple-choice exit quizzes, short-answer items, and challenge questions are all aligned to the same chapter ranges, mixed groups can still use the same assessments (except the vocab words) and talk about the same scenes and themes in class.

Quick Guide for Teachers

Adapted-Only Track (Fastest: 5-Day Model)

• Best for classes that need a manageable, one-week novel study.
• Day 1–5: Students read one adapted part per day and use the matching discussion questions and self-grading quiz
• End the week with the Final Worksheet (Vocab + short answer + challenge questions).
• This track keeps the lesson tight, predictable, and easy to finish within the week.

Original-Only Track (Longer: Multi-Day Per Section)

• Ideal for advanced readers or classes with time for a full novel study.
• Students read the original chapters aligned to each adapted Part.
• Assessments still work exactly the same (except no vocab words)
• This track preserves Baum’s full language, pacing, and descriptive style.

Dual-Track Differentiation (Mixed Readers, flexible timelines)

• Lets your entire class study the same plot, themes, and characters at the same time—even if they are reading different versions of the text.
• Assign adapted version part 1 to students who need a shorter, clearer text and original chapters that correspond to part 1 to students reading the full text (This is fully detailed in the Teacher's Guide)
• Give original-text students multiple days per section while adapted-text students can reread, complete targeted vocabulary work, and/or tackle included discussion questions in small-groups.
• All assessments are usable for both tracks: Discussion questions + MC exit quizzes for each Part + Final Worksheet (except for Vocab Words)

What's the tradeoff of using the adapted version?

Pros:

• Reduces story to a fraction of its original length, fitting neatly into a one week lesson.
• Well suited for shorter attention spans to maintain student interest.
• Preserves core narrative elements, themes and character development.
• Better than omitting it completely due to time limits.
• Works for whole-class read-alouds, small-group novel studies, independent reading, or close reading unit.

Cons:

• Omits some original language and details for brevity, potentially losing nuances of the author's style.
• Limits opportunities for in-depth literary analysis by excluding certain subplots or descriptive passages.

This product includes a zip file consisting of:

Full Original Text ~39,000 words (PDF, DOCX)

• Great for advanced students that can read fast or for classrooms that want to take multiple weeks to read through the story.

Adapted Version Text ~19,000 words, 47 pages (PDF, DOCX, Google Docs)

• Divided into 5 parts for easy daily reading sessions
• BONUS: Free Access to the text on our LEVELED-LIT CLASSICS Library Platform.

Student Worksheet (PPT, Google Slides, PDF print)

• 10 Vocabulary Words
• 10 Short Answer Recall/Comprehension
• 5 Challenge Questions (synthesis, analysis, themes, real life connection)

Teacher’s Guide & Answer Key (PDF, DOCX, Google Docs)

• 5 Sets of Daily Discussion Questions (1 per part)
• 5 Sets of Self-Graded Exit Quizzes (1 per part, 20Qs each)
• Answer Keys for Vocab, Short Answer, and Challenge Questions
• Key Figures & Places reference sheets to help students track characters and settings

Text Summary
Each part is thoughtfully designed like a short, friendly “mini-novel” in sequence with each day focused on a coherent slice of the plot. The structure supports chunking and repeated exposure to characters and themes.

• Part 1 – From Kansas to the Yellow Brick Road: Dorothy’s house is swept from the gray Kansas prairie into Munchkin Country, she receives the silver shoes, and she sets out on the Yellow Brick Road with the Scarecrow to seek help from Oz.
• Part 2 – The Companions Gather: Dorothy and the Scarecrow rescue and befriend the Tin Woodman, meet the Cowardly Lion, and the four travelers join forces, each naming a personal goal for the journey.
• Part 3 – The Emerald City and Oz’s Demands: The group survives the poppy field, reaches the Emerald City, meets Oz in different forms, and learns that their wishes will only be granted if they defeat the Wicked Witch of the West.
• Part 4 – The Wicked Witch and the Humbug: The travelers are attacked and captured in the Witch’s harsh Western lands, Dorothy destroys the Witch, frees the Winkies, and then exposes Oz as an ordinary man who still manages to give her friends symbolic “brains,” “heart,” and “courage.”
• Part 5 – Glinda and the Way Home: Dorothy and her companions journey south through new dangers to reach Glinda, learn the secret of the silver shoes, see each friend sent to rule a fitting land, and watch Dorothy return to Kansas with a deeper understanding of home.

This one classical literature reading resource gives you a complete, no-prep, one-week unit for teaching The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in bite-sized, steps while preserving Baum’s story while making it teachable in real classrooms with real time limits.

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