by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Choose one or two of the following categories to write a written response about the story. Respond personally to the story How do you feel about the story, and why? How has the story changed your life in some way? Respond to themes and/or author’s purpose What is the...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students to write character reports, focusing on the main characters’ traits, motivations and relationships.
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Organize the class into groups, each one with a specific focus or theme in the text (ex: green energy, advocacy, politics). Groups discuss their assigned topic/theme from the book. After a time, half of each group will rotate so that new groups are formed to share...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Essential Question: As a group discussion, ask students when should an individual take a stand against what they believe to be an injustice to the world or to others? What are the most effective ways to do this? Text Connection What were some of the injustices...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Refer back to the prior Knowledge Chart that was started before reading the text. Remind students of their thoughts and what they wanted to know about activism. Fill in the third column of the chart together. If there are questions that were not answered in the text,...
