by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Option One (Sitting) After reading page 26, pause and ask: Why is it so significant that Emile Zola wants to help and get involved? Why do you think he cares about helping Alfred Dreyfus? On the board or a piece of paper, create a chart with two columns. For column...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Discuss the following phrase: “One suspect, the only Jewish officer in the French army high command” (page 22). Have you ever been the only person with your identity in a room or community? How do you think Alfred Dreyfus would have felt as the only Jewish person in...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Some words and phrases in the book may be unfamiliar to students. Take a moment to pause and define the following words and phrases to deepen student understanding: Bordereau — the torn pieces of handwritten letters allegedly written by Captain Dreyfus in 1894 (page...
by boot | Feb 18, 2025
Ask students to use the Text Map at the end of this guide to take notes while reading. Use these notes for post-reading discussion. For each story in Sunny Days Inside, complete the text map to deepen your understanding of the text and its unity.
