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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: read and explore
Down the rabbit-hole, and into Wonderland.
About this reading
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Form
- novel
- Catalog year
- 1865
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Read Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandPreview the language: Down the Rabbit-Hole
Down the Rabbit-Hole Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversations?” So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel …
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A reading activity for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Before opening the text, read the title and this catalog description: “Down the rabbit-hole, and into Wonderland.” Write one question you hope the reading will answer.
- Read a short passage. Choose one sentence that helps you understand what is happening and explain which words support your interpretation.
- Choose one unfamiliar word. Guess its meaning from the surrounding words, then check a dictionary or discuss it with a reading partner.
- Return to your original question. Explain what the passage answered and what you still need to read to find out.
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Learning goal: Read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, then support an interpretation with words from the text.
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Check understanding: Ask for one observation, the evidence that supports it, and a question to investigate next.
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