Peace Like a River covers some difficult topics relating to violence and religion. You may want to pick and choose the lesson material you feel your class will be most comfortable with or make some time and space for guided discussions about how to relate the book’s messages to today’s world. You may also wish to take extra care to provide trigger warnings or emotional support with regard to some of the more troublingly violent passages.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. For the...
