Making predictions is an important skill that experienced readers tap into when tackling a difficult text. Prepare your pupils to read My Antonia by Willa Cather with an initial prediction activity and this anticipation guide, which requires learners to make predictions and justify their choices.

Concepts

my antonia, willa cather, making predictions, prereading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Classroom Considerations

• It's unclear why there are two categories (You and Willa Cather) on the student worksheet; you may wish to recreate the worksheet and incorporate your own edits

Pros

• Includes a student worksheet and step-by-step instructions

Cons

• The link listed in the rationale portion no longer functions; however, you can find additional images of the great plains to show your class with a Google image search
• Keep an eye out for typos and usage errors