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Dracula: Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Lesson PlanDracula: Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Lesson Plan
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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2009
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Dracula: Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA)

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“There are often dangers from snow and wolves and night.” Bram Stoker’s “Dracula’s Guest,” which may or may not have been the first chapter of the original Dracula manuscript, is the focus of a Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA). 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

bram stoker, reading comprehension

Additional Tags

bram stoker, reading comprehension, gothic novel, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip the lesson, have class members read the story and respond to the comprehension questions out of class before returning for discussion

Pros

  • The 12-page packet includes a detailed plan, comprehension questions, DRTA worksheets, and the complete text of the story

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1

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