Anticipation Guide: Exploring Themes
An anticipation guide worksheet for 8th grade ELA students to activate prior knowledge and make predictions about themes before reading.
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Anticipation Guide: Exploring Themes
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Read each statement below. In the 'Before Reading' column, mark 'T' if you agree with the statement or 'F' if you disagree. Be prepared to discuss your reasoning. After reading the assigned text, return to this guide and complete the 'After Reading' column, marking 'T' or 'F' based on the text's message. Then, explain how your thinking changed or stayed the same.
Statement
Before Reading
After Reading
1. True courage means acting without fear.
True
False
True
False
2. It is always best to follow the crowd, even if you disagree.
True
False
True
False
3. People are defined by their past mistakes.
True
False
True
False
4. Forgiveness is always possible, no matter the offense.
True
False
True
False
1. Choose one statement where your 'Before Reading' and 'After Reading' responses differed. Explain what in the text caused your thinking to change.
2. Choose one statement where your 'Before Reading' and 'After Reading' responses remained the same. Explain how the text supported your initial belief.