Novel study for "A Year Down Yonder"

Site gives summary, objectives, activites ,follow-up and and enrichment assignments to use with the story. This lesson uses the book A Year Down Yonder to connect with characters and how to write from different perspectives.

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Novel study for "A Year Down Yonder"

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives:

Students will personally connect with characters.
As a result, they will enhance their understanding of how to write from a character's perspective.

Essential and guiding questions:

Use the following prompts to get started:

Where were you?
Why were you in this new place/situation?
How did you feel?
What did you think, wonder, worry about?
What happened?
How did you adapt to the new situation?

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Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation

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