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The Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz Lesson PlanThe Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz Lesson Plan
Publisher
Yale University
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
1160L
Lesson Plan

The Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz

Curated by ACT

Very detailed lesson plan that compares the book to the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz. Includes bibliographies and biographical background on L. Frank Baum.

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Concepts

the wizard of oz

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book movie comparison, film version, l. frank baum, lyman frank baum, the wonderful wizard of oz, wizard of oz lesson, wonderful wizard of oz

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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