Description of book: Alice starts the journey by the bank of a river when she follows a white rabbit down a hole. It is a incredibly deep hole that takes her to a magical world of strange characters and adventures. Text Complexity: Lexile Level: 980
Text-dependent questions for close reading:
Discuss the elements that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has in common with fairy tales
What distortions do you notice in the book? What truth do these distortions lead you the reader to find or think about?
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Writing prompt
5.W.2: Discuss the significance of the Queen of Hearts in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
5.W.1 Discuss Alice’s treatment by the different characters she encounters in the books. Why do you think they act they way they do, and what does their behavior say about Alice?
5.W.3 Discuss a time when you felt very small.