Grade Level:
6 - 9
Literary Form:
American novel
Paired with:
A Country of Strangers10 Lesson Plans/ 39 Handouts/ 91 Pages
ISBN:978-1-56077-121-0
Description:
This exciting action story is told from the viewpoint of a teenage boy. It is a story of a four-year-old white boy captured by Delaware Indians. A decade later, treaties call for the return of white captives to their rightful ancestors forced him to return to his real family. While the story is filled with action and excitement, underlying themes focus on rejection and alienation. Throughout the world, cultures continue to clash, with ancient differences surfacing, causing strife in situations where philosophies reflect variations in modes of life. The Light in the Forest offers a perspective of history that may evoke some understanding or compassion that the world can live in greater civility and harmony.
Activities:
Students have the opportunity to develop map skills while reviewing geographic locale. Handouts provide students with an examination of American and Indian language. Students participate in role playing exercises. They use critical thinking skills to analyze the story. They investigate methods of characterization. Students observe of point of view and the importance of irony, plot outline, and discovery and analysis of theme when discussing literature.
Supplementary materials include a test with answer key.
Ethical Values:
Equality
Family commitment
Loyalty
Respect
Self-actualization
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