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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1, Saplings in the Storm)

Objective

Chapter 1, Saplings in the Storm

The students will be able to identify the main idea of a section/chapter/novel.

Lesson

Possible Activities:

• Have the students hold a class discussion to determine what they believe is the main idea of this chapter (that young adolescent girls have a specific and unique set of issues from their male counterparts).

• Have the students work in pairs to develop definitions, similarities and differences between the concepts of main idea, central message and theme.

• Have the students create a pictorial representation of the main idea of this chapter.

Homework

Have the students write a few sentences supporting or denying that the main idea of this chapter revolves around the issues that affect the development of adolescent girls.

Challenge

Have the students critique the concept that fairy tales are part of the problem introduced in this chapter as they are related...

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