2. Alice in Wonderland

3. Alice in Wonderland Comprehension
1. Alice took a jar off the shelf.  What did it say on it?
2. What is the name of Alice's cat?
3. How many legs did the table have?
4. What did Alice find on the table the first time?
5. What did the bottle say on it?
6. What is Alice's term for shrinking?
7. What did the box under the table say on it?

4. Alice in Wonderland Introduction
What do you already know about Alice in Wonderland? Have you seen the movie? Read the book? Have you seen, read, or heard any other things relating to Alice in Wonderland?
Notes:
Remember the movie and other varieties of the story can be VERY DIFFERENT than the original book that we will read in class! Don’t get them confused!

5. Alice in Wonderland Comprehension Chapters 2 & 3
1. What did the White Rabbit drop when Alice spoke to him?
2. Who does Alice think she turned into?
3. What did Alice think the mouse was?
4.What did Alice have an argument with the Lory about?
5. What did the archbishop find?
6. What did Alice give the Dodo that the Dodo gave back?
7. Who won the caucus race?
8. What did Alice give as prizes?
9. What did Alice think the mouse was talking about when the mouse said "Mine is a long and sad tale"?

6. Alice in Wonderland Caucus
The Dodo said the best way to explain a caucus race was to do it. 
In this passage Lewis Carroll incorporated references to the original boating expedition of 4 July 1862 during which Alice's Adventures were first told, with Alice as herself, and the others represented by birds: the Lory was Lorina Liddell, the Eaglet was Edith Liddell, the Dodo was Dodgson, and the Duck was Rev. Robinson Duckworth. In order to get dry after a swim, the Dodo proposes that everyone run a Caucus race — where the participants run in patterns of any shape, starting and leaving off whenever they like, so that everyone wins. At the end of the race, Alice distributes comfits from her pocket to all as prizes. However this leaves no prize for herself. The Dodo inquires what else she has in her pocket. As she has only a thimble, the Dodo requests it from her and then awards it to Alice as her prize. The Caucus Race as depicted by Carroll is a satire on the political caucus system, mocking its lack of clarity and decisiveness.

7. Alice in Wonderland Comprehension Chapter 4
1. Who does the White Rabbit think Alice is?
2. Who went down the chimney?
3. What does Pat think the White Rabbit is doing?
4. Where does Alice put her foot and arm when she grows?

8. Alice in Wonderland Comprehension Chapter 5
1. What did the Caterpillar say to Alice when he first saw her?
2. The Caterpillar said, "One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter." Sides of what?
3. What did the Pigeon call Alice?
4. What "important thing" did the Caterpillar have to tell Alice?

9. Political Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement.

10. Satire
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, or denouncing a vice
Examples in modern pop culture:
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update & The Daily Show
Television news, identification of human flaws and vices related to politics, entertainment, and current events.
Scary Movie Horror movies Exaggerates the techniques used by horror movies to scare audiences.
Austin Powers 1960’s spy movies Ridicules escapes by the spy and stupidity of the evil villain.
Songs by Weird Al Yankovich musicians and music videos The excess of modern musicians. Simplicity and immaturity of the lyrics in modern music.

11. Alice: The Body Biography
For your chosen character, your group will be creating a body biography -- a visual and written portrait.
Begin by drawing in the outline of the body. I have listed some possibilities for your body biography, but feel free to come up with your own creations.
Requirements
Heart
o Special Relationships – Who/What is closest to this character? Place this character in the heart.
Spine
o Important goal – What is this character trying to accomplish throughout the story? What drives his/her thoughts and actions?
Symbols
o What objects could be used to symbolize, or represent, the character? Why did you choose these objects?
Name Poem
Create an acrostic poem using the character’s name.
Quote
Think of appropriate quotes that best describe the character.

12. Formative Vocabulary Define these words
Vocabulary Word
Definition
Your Own Definition
Sentence
1. function 2. knowledgeable 3. visual 4. historical context 5. energetic 6. reinforce 7. sensory detail 8. theme 9. thriving 10. embraced 11. deserted 12. in addition to

13. Designing a Book Cover
The proverb says, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” In this lesson, you are not judging what is inside the book, but what is on the cover itself. What does it include? Why? What is left off? Why do you think that is?

14. Designing a Book Cover