Guide readers to think about what they are reading with a comprehension activity. Using John Steinbeck's The Pearl, learners predict what is coming, verify and judge their predictions, and analyze what they are reading more closely.

Concepts

the pearl, john steinbeck, reading comprehension, making predictions

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use with any novel or short story in which kids could use more practice relating to the text
• Have kids work together to make predictions at the beginning of each section

Classroom Considerations

• Explanation is vague and doesn't provide very many specific ways to apply the strategy to the novel

Pros

• A helpful strategy for learners of all levels

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.3