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Lesson 1 (from June 6 - August Epp, Before the Meeting)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to understand the real-life events that inspired the book. Students will understand the significance of fictionalizing true stories and of addressing difficult issues via fiction. Students consider the narration style as a force for approaching this topic.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What do you make of the note the author includes at the beginning of the book? Did this help your understanding as you began reading? Do you think it matters that this book is based on true events? Why or why not? Why do you think an author would write a fictional book instead of a non-fiction book? What responsibility does the author have in writing a fictional text like this one?
Group Discussion: What do you already know about the Mennonite community? What did you learn from the author's note at the beginning of the book? How...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.10, 11-12.10
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