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Educator's Guide: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Study GuideEducator's Guide: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Study Guide
Publisher
Penguin Books
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7th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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2016
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Educator's Guide: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is filled with secrets. Help readers find the clues, solve the riddles and puzzles, and unwrap the mysteries with a six-page guide that includes before, during, and after reading discussion questions and suggested activities. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

mysteries, fiction, symbols, artifacts, leonardo da vinci, art museums, flashbacks, plot, riddles, suspense, narratives, fictional narratives, villains, characterization, point of view, the roman catholic church

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign groups different codes or math concepts to research (Atbash Cipher, Fibonacci sequence, etc.) and then create a code to post in the classroom for others to translate
  • Offer the novel as a book circle option

Classroom Considerations

  • The guide is designed for the young-adult adaptation of the novel

Pros

  • Includes Common Core standards addressed by the various activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

CCRA.W.2 CCRA.W.3 CCRA.SL.1 RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.6.5 RL.6.6 W.6.7 SL.6.4 SL.6.5 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.7.6 W.7.7 SL.7.4 SL.7.5 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.6 W.8.7 SL.8.4 SL.8.5 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4 RL.9-10.5 W.9-10.7 SL.9-10.4 SL.9-10.5

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