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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 45))
Objective
The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze Shapiro's exploration of the consequences of youthful decisions. In Part I, 17 year-old Sarah makes a snap decision to ask her 15 year-old brother Theo to drive her and a friend home one summer. Sarah has been drinking, but she also tells herself Theo needs to toughen up and come out of his shell. But the choice has disastrous, and fatal, consequences for their passenger, Misty Zimmerman, and for many years afterwards.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why does Sarah tell Theo to drive in August 1985? What happens as a result of both teens' recklessness? How does Sarah feel about her decision afterwards?
Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to answer the following in a group writing exercise: What causes the car accident in Part I (multiple factors)? How do Sarah's and...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 11-12.9
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