Twenty Thousand Leagues Discussion, Running Out of Air

Open with the mystery file, then use a discussion guide with each assigned chapter. Assign the submarine background sheet before Chapter XII, and use the projects as extensions after reading.

Trace the danger and the ticking clock when the Nautilus is sealed under Antarctic ice. Pacing is the speed at which a story moves, and short, quick sentences can make a scene feel faster. The directions on the page read: Read the passage closely. It continues on the next page. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade novel studies, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The set has 8 worksheets on Jules Verne's novel. It includes a pre-reading mystery file, three discussion guides, a submarine background sheet, a quote response on Captain Nemo and two projects, one on electricity aboard the Nautilus and one on a memorial for the crew.

Yes. All 8 worksheets have an answer key.

Build Background on Early Submarines gives students an article about inventors such as Cornelis Drebbel and a Chapter XII passage. They use both to explain how Verne mixes fact and invention.

Students read printed passages from the opening sea monster reports, the first meeting with Captain Nemo, the Nautilus and its electric power, the burial in the coral forest, the voyage under Antarctic ice and the chase by a warship.