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Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for responding to my request for suggestions for author study
activities  about Natalie Babbitt.  LM_NET is a remakable group of generous
individuals.  Happy New Year to all.

Here are the resources suggested:

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/babbitt.htm
http://www.proteacher.com/070165.shtml
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tuck/tucktg.htm
http://edselect.com
abcteach.com

And the activities suggested:

If the focus is going to be on everlasting life, ... bring in Harry Potter.

Consider images of circles in Tuck Everlasting (ferris wheel, concentric
circles when a stone is dropped in water) and their relationship to life
cycles.

Discuss the Circle of Life from birth to death and how Tuck's circle is
unending.  Make a list of pro's and con's of everlasting life.  Compare theme
to the Disney movie, the Lion King.

Ask students to reflect pre and post reading on such topic statements as:

All crimes should be punished.
Everlasting life would be a wonderful thing.

Consider the Literature Circles model.


Thank you again.

Cathy Rosenstock, LMS
Marlborough Intermediate Elementary School
Marlborough Middle School
25 Union Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
crmercury@aol.com

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