Students should read from Chapter 16 to Chapter 20.
Common Core Objectives
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapter 16
Miss Franny tells Amanda and Opal the story of her great-grandfather, Littmus W. Block. Littmus joined the army at 14 and fought for the South in the Civil War. He “went off to be a hero,” but, in Miss Franny’s words, he...
