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Analyzing Community Activism in Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

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Theme:

Critiquing the Credibility of Characterization and Plot

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

2 class periods

Standards
& Goals:

California English-Language Arts Content Standards - Grade 6
3.8 Critique the credibility of characterization and the degree to which a plot is contrived or realistic (e.g., compare use of fact and fantasy in historical fiction).
  • Analyze credibility of plot

Objectives:

Students will:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of community activism
  • Analyze the credibility of the text by comparing the characters in Hoot by Carl Hiaasen to award-winning youth activists
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