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A 21st Century Ghost Parade: Exodus by Julie Bertagna

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Theme:

Analyzing a chapter's significance to the novel and creating a 21st Century Ghost Parade

Grades:

9 - 12

Subject:

English

Duration:

Four class periods

Standards
& Goals:

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards: Reading

NJ 2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text
NJ 4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)


Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

  1. Students will analyze a chapter for its significance to the novel
  2. Students will discuss the theme of learning from the past as it is presented in Exodus
  3. Students will create a 21st Century Ghost Parade that highlights the ten most significant people/places or happenings of the 21st Century
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