This post is part of the 31 MORE Days of Literature Unit Studies series. You can find all of the links to the thirty-one studies in this post. If you’d like to use these ideas to create your own unit study, this post has step-by-step instructions as well as a free unit study planner. (Want to know more about what, exactly, a unit study is? This post will help.)
While you’re reading and working on your unit study, you can download this free printables pack of graphic organizers for reading. It has a plot chart, venn diagram, KWL chart, two mini book report organizers, a character analysis chart, a plot outline chart, and a reading response sheet where students can record facts while reading.

The Whipping Boy makes for a good chapter book for a literature unit study for elementary-aged students. There are comedic actions and heart-warming moments. The book isn’t that long and is a pretty easy read for upper elementary and middle grade kids.
Book Information
Title: The Whipping Boy
Author: Sid Fleischman
Recommended ages: Upper elementary and middle grades
Synopsis: Set in the Middle Ages, Prince Brat is the royal heir and Jemmy is his whipping boy. Although the prince is…like his name…a brat who is constantly up to mischief. He can’t be punished, however because he’s the prince. So all the punishment goes to Jemmy, who’s pretty fed up with the whole situation.
Language Arts
History- The Middle Ages
Crafts and Fun
With the free printable here, kids can make their own castles. (Scroll a little way down the page.)
Other Resources
Don’t miss the other literature units in this series!
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