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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-10)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine what Red feels when she arrives at the Grooves, and how her feelings affect the attitude she has toward her foster parents and Marvin. Red feels like an old pair of shoes no one wants when she is sent to another foster home. She does not want another foster family. She wants her mother.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why does Red have to count to ten and take deep breaths when Ms. Anders says she has a new family for her? Why does Red think nothing will be a good fit if she cannot be with her mother? Why does Red feel that kids like her are like shoes? How does Red involuntarily feel a moment of hope when she and Ms. Anders arrive at the Groove place? How does she tamp down that hope? How does Red compare...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 11-12.3(e)
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