Crooked Hallelujah Lesson Plan

Fire Prep

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will consider the challenges faced by characters in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

In one of the most harrowing scenes in the novel, Justine and Pitch have to decide on which possessions to take before their home is consumed by a fire. Reread the relevant passages of the story "Bonita" and ask students to pay attention to what was packed and what was not.

This project asks students to...