Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-7)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss cross country running, and what it means to Stella. Stella loves to run. It helps her to shut everything out. It helps her to forget and it helps her to turn off her brain.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Where has Stella spent the summer? What sport has she been practicing during that time? How has Breakbridge been a time for her to improve her running and her interpersonal skills? How does Stella's running sometimes interfere with relationships? What does Stella want to shut out when she runs? What does she want to feel when she runs? How does her brain stop when she runs? What has to be aligned for her brain to stop? Why does she run? How does running how her get away from things and the people who bother her? How does running consume Stella? What...
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(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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