What do you think of when you hear the word adult? Or friend? Learners brainstorm with a group of peers to list the words they think of when they hear seven words from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

Concepts

the little prince, reading comprehension strategies, connotation, word choice, word associations

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project the list onto a whiteboard and have kids write down the words they think of with dry erase marker
• Give each group their own whiteboard and marker, or tablet, to see which group can come up with the most words
• Compare the words to other books or stories kids have read in your class
• See if learners have different associations with the words after they finish the novel

Classroom Considerations

• Background picture is distracting, and may affect reading if printed in black-and-white
• Lesson was written by a student teacher, so there is a lot of rationale and explanation in the plan

Pros

• Open-ended activity promotes creative thinking and collaborative work
• Works with other stories and novels, with only slight word changes

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.4 RL.7.4 RL.8.4