Guide learners through a discussion about Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting with a helpful graphic organizer. As they read through the novel, individuals note their reactions to statements about the book's themes, and fill out a chart with their opinions and support from the text.

Concepts

tuck everlasting, natalie babbitt, group discussions, discussion skills

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the graphic organizer with any other story or novel unit
• Have readers brainstorm their opinions of statements, as well as supporting evidence from the text, before engaging in the class discussion

Classroom Considerations

• You'll need to augment the assessment with something more concrete
• Based on statements from a previous lesson in the Tuck Everlasting unit

Pros

• Focuses on important language arts skills
• Promotes group work and collaborative discussion

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 SL.4.1.a SL.5.1.a RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a