by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Refer back to the KWL Chart that was started before reading the text. Remind students of their thoughts and what they wanted to know about wildfires. Fill in the last column of the chart together. If there are questions that were not answered in the text, encourage...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Assign each pair of students one chapter in the book. Each pair will translate their book chapters into storyboards, drawing the most important scenes and explaining their significance.
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Encourage students to explore different perspectives or interpretations of the story. Identify key parts of the story that relate to bullying, resolving conflict, activism etc. Have students discuss the perspective of each person involved in the issue.
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students to complete their working definition of activism. Next, ask students to write an essay about what they learned, and include some ways they can take a stand against issues they are passionate about.
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students to think about a contemporary social or political issue they feel strongly about and discuss how it makes them feel. Ask students to create a list of symbols, colors, people, locations, textures, objects and images that they associate with the issue they...
