Grade Level:
6 - 12
Literary Form:
American Novel
Paired with:
Ordinary People11 Lesson Plans/29 Handouts/62 Pages
ISBN:978-1-56077-369-6
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Description:
This novel concerns three families who share a multiunit dwelling and their confusing emotions after the accidental death of Janie Rose, the youngest daughter of the Pike family. As the characters struggle to bring comfort to one another, they must also acknowledge their own feelings of helplessness and confusion as they see, through their own suffering eyes, those around them hurting. Tyler closes the novel with the celebration of life, reminding her readers that through love, a grieving heart can reemerge to joyful living, weak from ache, yet strong for enduring.
Activities:
In this unit students participate in reflection and response activities; improve reading comprehension; role-play a dramatic production in a performance group; write diary entries; create an imaginary portrait of the setting in writing or illustration; stage a domestic court case relating to the novel; read and think critically; and examine point of view and characterization. Lessons offer optional activities, and supplementary materials feature an assessment and suggested answers.
Ethical Values:
Endurance
Family commitment
Responsibility
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