The general list appears first in page order and then in alphabetical order. The first is a set of chapter-by-chapter study or review questions intended to help students not only understand what happens in the story but also focus on some of the underlying “whys.” Next comes a set of vocabulary lists. Part I includes tools useful in all classrooms. And, if you create something you would be willing to share, please email me and perhaps we can discuss the possibility of putting your materials on the website, too! Or, you may simply let these ideas be inspiration to create your own materials. Instead, I have tried to create a collection of materials and ideas from which you can pick and choose. Knowing that each class requires something different and that The Great Wide Sea is used in classes from fourth through twelfth grade, I have not tried to aim at any particular grade or reading level. With this in mind, I have tried to put together materials that will be useful to you, the teacher. These experiences plus my own two years teaching high school English and my mother’s forty years in the classroom have taught me that teachers always have too much to do and welcome any help they can get to make texts more accessible and more meaningful to their students. Welcome to this idea book! As I have visited schools, I have been repeatedly impressed by the creativity and dedication of the teachers I have met.
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