Phantom Tollbooth Guide


© Irene Taylor

Lessons

Lesson 1: Getting Ready to Read


For this course you'll need a copy of The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. You can get yours from your local library or bookstore...

Summary of the Story
About Norton Juster
It's All About the Words!
A Note for Parents
Bibliography

Lesson 2: Guided Reading: Chapter 1


This lesson will get you ready to read the story. There are several activities to get you started with the book and with Chapter 1:...

Road Trip
Pre-Reading Activities
Keeping Track of the Events
Assignment
Bibliography

Lesson 3: Guided Reading: Chapters 2-4


This course is designed around a schedule of reading assignments that will let you read the entire book over the course of six days. This...

Chapter Summaries
Study Questions
Synonyms
Assignment
Bibliography

Lesson 4: Guided Reading: Chapters 5-8


In this lesson we will look at chapters 5 through 8. They are: Short Shrift, Faintly Macabre's Story, The Royal Banquet...

Chapter Summaries
Study Questions
Idioms
Assignment
Bibliography

Lesson 5: Guided Reading: Chapters 9-12


Have you been enjoying reading this story so far? Are you ready for the next lesson? You're more than half-way through the story now! Good...

Chapter Summaries
Study Questions
Point of View
Assignment
Bibliography

Lesson 6: Guided Reading: Chapters 13-16


In this lesson we will look at chapters 13 through 16. They are: Unfortunate Conclusions, The Dodecahedron Leads the Way,...

Chapter Summaries
Study Questions
Characters
Assignment
Bibliography

Lesson 7: Guided Reading: Chapters 17-20


Congratulations! You have made it to the end of the book! Did you enjoy it? Did it make you laugh? In this lesson we will look at chapters...

Chapter Summaries
Study Questions
End-of-Book Activities
Bibliography

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