The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

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Theme:

Comprehension and Vocabulary

Grades:

9 - 12

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

Two class periods

Standards
& Goals:

Florida State Learning Standards

  • The student will listen to, read and discuss familiar and conceptually challenging text. 
  • The student will use background knowledge of subject and related content areas, pre-reading strategies (e.g., previewing, discussing, generating questions), text features and text structure to make and confirm complex predictions of content, purpose and organization of a reading selection.

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

 

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Read or listen to Chapter 4 of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.
  • Record new and unfamiliar vocabulary and symbols. 
  • Use context clues to make educated guesses about meanings of the unknown vocabulary and symbols.
  • Identify controversial themes.
  • Answer comprehension questions.

 

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