If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
- 1
Students will understand the Vietnam War and assess how the text is informed by its historical setting.
- 2
Students will develop an understanding about the decisions and experiences of refugees
- 3
Students will strengthen writing skills in various formats.
- 4
Students will produce creative poems inspired by the novel's characters and themes as well as outside research.
- 5
Students will use textual evidence to support various arguments and lines of thinking.
- 6
Students will develop interview questions and skills.
