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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Before Reading Strategy Lesson PlanThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Before Reading Strategy Lesson Plan
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7th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2009
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Before Reading Strategy

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Spark interest in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with an anticipatory exercise that begins with a brainstorm around the words heroic and good boy. Pupils then complete an anticipation guide, discuss the results in groups, and then discuss as a class.

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Concepts

the adventures of tom sawyer, mark twain, prereading

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Revisit this guide at the end of the unit to see if the novel has changed any of your learners' opinions

Classroom Considerations

  • This is part of a series of materials created for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and is the second anticipation guide in the series; this guide is the stronger choice, but you may wish to look at both to blend together the ideas

Pros

  • Clearly outlines the steps for introducing the concepts and completing and discussing the anticipation guide
  • Includes the student worksheet; this worksheet allows space for pupils to write in some notes on their own thoughts and their groups' thoughts

Cons

  • None

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