Miles 24

Anticipation Guide

(For Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)

Before we start our new books I want you to think about these statements. Read each statement then check either agree or disagree and why you feel that way. Once everyone has finished we will break up into groups and you will discuss your answers and come to a group conclusion for each statement.

Agree / Disagree / Why? / Group
Being a hero means that you have to be strong and brave all the time.
Who your parents are is very important.
Some people are just better than others because of their families.
Heroes can be ordinary people.
Kids are too young to fight bad guys.
Friends can help you through anything.
It is all right to judge people because they are different than you.
Heroes are different than everyday people.
Heroes are never afraid of anything.
Villains always look evil.
Heroes always know who the villain is.


Recommended Novel Pairings

7th Grade / Book 1 / Book 2 / Book 3 / Book 4
Group 1 / The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone / ------
Group 2 / Hoot / Flush / Nature Girl / ------
8th Grade
Group 1 / The Diary of Anne Frank / Number the Stars / Night / ------
Group 2 / The Giver / Gathering Blue / Island of the Blue Dolphins / ------
9th Grade
Group 1 / Animal Farm / 1984 / Fahrenheit 451 / ------
Group 2 / Romeo and Juliet / To Kill a Mockingbird / ------ / ------
10th Grade
Group 1 / Pride and Prejudice / Jane Eyre / Sense and Sensibility / Wuthering Heights
Group 2 / All Quiet on the Western Front / The Things They Carried / Bridge Over the River Kwai / ------
11th Grade
Group 1 / The Great Gatsby / Catcher in the Rye / The Glass Menagerie / ------
Group 2 / As I Lay Dying / A Doll’s House / Pygmalion / ------
12th Grade
Group 1 / Twelfth Night / Othello / Taming of the Shrew / ------
Group 2 / The Importance of Being Earnest / As You Like It / Candide / ------