Lesson Plan

The Red Badge Of Courage: Directed Reading Thinking Activity

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As part of a Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) class members are asked to predict events in Patricia Polacco's Pink and Say based on illustrations in the story, on their knowledge of Steven Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, and their own experience.

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Classroom Considerations
  • The fourth in a series of seven resources designed to be used with a reading of The Red Badge of Courage
Pros
  • The packet includes a rationale for the Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DTRA) and step-by-step directions
Cons
  • Readers are not asked to make connections between the picture book and Crane's novel