Salvage the Bones Lesson Plan

Blogging the Bone

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will record their reactions, questions, and make and evaluate predictions throughout the duration of the novel

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6

Structure:

Salvage the Bones contains underage sex, dogfighting, a few instances of racial slurs, and a brief contemplation of abortion. This material may be triggering to some students and the teacher should warn the class ahead of time about each of these occurrences. Avoid the use of any racial slurs in the classroom; if utilizing a direct quote from the text, write the slur as "n*****." Emphasize to the...