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Grade Level:
4 - 9
Literary Form:
American Novel
10 Lesson Plans / 39 Handouts / 77 Pages
ISBN:978-1-56077-277-4
Description:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn portrays a young girl coming of age in the early twentieth century. The heroine, Francie Nolan, reacts to the privations, sufferings, and unique joys of life in a poor, urban neighborhood. Francie encounters dilemmas such as coming to terms with a parent’s death, planning a career, adjusting to a new school, overcoming society’s stereotypes, falling in love, holding on to a dream, and searching for self.
Activities:
In this unit, students focus on historical framework; design a T-shirt for the main character; examine literary terms including setting, characterization, language devices, plot, conflict, theme, symbolism, and imagery; read and react to a graph; analyze societal roles of women and implicit values; think critically and creatively; and write a values comparison.
The unit features comprehension quizzes.
Ethical Values:
Adaptability, Compassion, Courage, Endurance, Family commitment, Self-actualization
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