Begin your unit on Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting with a pre-reading activity about the novel's themes. As class members ponder five questions that reflect the book's themes, they talk about their opinions in a class discussion.

Concepts

tuck everlasting, literary themes, foreshadowing, prereading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign for homework before beginning your unit on Tuck Everlasting
• Include in a packet for readers to work on during your novel unit
• Use as a warm-up activity before reading

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson requires a readiness chart and class posters, none of which are included; you'll need to make your own

Pros

• Applicable to other books or stories
• Engaging for readers before they even open the book

Cons

• Beware grammar and usage errors

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 RL.11-12.2