Through the Tunnel
Doris Lessing
Goals
• Content Goal- to focus on the internal
and external conflict plus a variety of
C.A.T. questions
• Language Goals- 1.) to make
connections to the text through
journaling and 2.) to write answers in
complete sentences restating the
question in the answer.
• (+2)
Pre-teaching Vocabulary
Copy down each word. Mrs. Davis will read
you part of the paragraph it comes from in
the story. Guess at the definition based on
the word’s context. (+6 guess and +6 define)
1. contrition
2. promontories
3. luminous
4. supplication
5. frond
6. convulsive
Doris Lessing &
Literary Elements
Write down an important
detail about Doris’s
life. (+1)
• Doris Lessing p. 218
Define the following
terms in your own
words.
• internal conflict (+1)
• external conflict (+1)
Pre-reading
• Being rebellious. Think of a time you did
something you were told NOT to do.
Why did you do it? Was it worth it? Did
you lose your parents’ trust, did they
not care after all, or did they never
find out?
• Elaborate in a journal of five or more
descriptive sentences. (+5)
During Reading
• Hot dog and double
hamburger your paper
(or notdog and veggieburger it).
• Number the eight
sections (p. 221-228).
• For each page we
read, write a summary
of the events and
conflicts (internal and
external). An underwater cave
Conflict Guide (+16)
p. 221 p. 222
internal – internal –
external - external -
p. 223 p. 224
internal – internal –
external - external -
p. 225 p. 226
internal – internal –
external - external -
p. 227 p. 228
internal – internal –
external - external -
Post-reading
• You will receive an index card with a
character’s name on it. Write this
journal in that character’s voice.
• As this character, how do you feel at
the resolution of the story? What has
changed and/or what has stayed the
same? What will never be the same?
• Elaborate in this character’s voice for
five or more sentences. (+5)
Post-reading Activity
• Your name card becomes a name tag. For
the following activity, you will be acting as
this character.
• This is an interview. Questions you ask and
answers you give must be based on
information in the text. (Based on
information will give you some room to be
creative.)
• Here is a copy of the stem document to
base your questions on.
Groups
• Jerry (6)
• Mom (6)
• French boy (4)
• Goggles (4)
• Fish (4)
• Tunnel (4)
Bloom’s CAT Questions
Comprehension 1-3 Analysis 5-7 Thinking 8-10
main idea conflicts author’s purpose
theme compare & decision making
contrast
summarize cause & effect treatment of
others
inference generalizations
prediction conclusions
advice
Assessment – CAT Questions
1. (LC02) Write a summary of Jerry’s swim
through the tunnel including three details
from the story. (+3)
2. (LA07) What effect does Jerry’s interaction
with the local boys have on him? Include
two details from the story in your answer.
(+3)
3. (LT09) Was Jerry’s attempt to test the limits
of his skills a good idea? Why or why not?
Include two details from the story in your
answer. (+3)