Academic activities include reading, journal writing, comprehension questions, study of connections to the Odyssey and Robert Frost’s poetry, expository and creative essay writing, vocabulary exercises, analysis of themes and characters, predicting, dramatization, and assembling a portfolio.
Lessons include vocabulary and reading comprehension handouts that correspond to reading assignments. Brief vocabulary quizzes are in each lesson, and a cumulative vocabulary test is provided. Lessons also feature final project options and the opportunity to compare the novel to Chasing Redbird, also by Sharon Creech.