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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Part Two, Chapters Three and Four

For Students 9th Standards
React to part two, chapters three and four from The Joy Luck Club to examine parenting style of two characters.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
We will react to part two, chapter two from The Joy Luck Club to explore some character interactions.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
We will react to part two, chapter two from The Joy Luck Club to explore character interactions.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Examine Character Relationships

For Teachers 9th Standards
Ninth graders read part two of The Joy Luck Club and examine how the mothering style of the members of the Joy Luck Club affected their daughter's perception of mothers.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Conflicts

For Students 9th Standards
React to chapters twenty-five and twenty-six from A Lesson Before Dying to establish our initial understanding of the conflicts of the characters.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character, Tone and Theme

For Teachers 9th Standards
Ninth graders will read chapters 28- 31 of A Lesson Before Dying. They participate in a whole-class discussion about the changes that occur in the main characters and how these changes relate to lessons being learned. Students will...
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
Form claims to prepare for a discussion about how characters Grant and Jefferson have changed throughout the story.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Conflicts

For Students 9th Standards
React to chapter twenty-seven from A Lesson Before Dying to establish your initial understanding of the conflict between the characters Grant and the Reverend.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
Form claims to prepare for a discussion about the lessons Grant and Jefferson have learned about humanity in the first seven chapters.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Relationships

For Students 9th Standards
React to chapters 14- 15 from A Lesson Before Dying to establish our initial understanding of the relationship between the characters.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Interactions

For Students 9th Standards
React to chapter eight from A Lesson Before Dying to establish your initial understanding of how Matthew Antoine influenced Grant.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying

For Teachers 9th Standards
Ninth graders will be introduced to Maslow's hierarchy of needs and will explore how this hierarchy relates to the needs that humans have. Students will also be introduced to background information about the South during Jim Crow through...
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Characters and Theme

For Students 9th Standards
Gather and organize evidence to prepare for a discussion about the similarities between Grant and Jefferson and their placement on Maslow's hierarchy. This will help us understand how Gaines is using characters to develop a theme.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
Read chapters 2- 3 from A Lesson Before Dying in pairs, and discuss Grant's internal and external conflicts.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development and Theme

For Students 9th Standards
We will react to chapter twenty-two from A Lesson Before Dying to establish our initial understanding of character and theme.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: What Makes Us Human?

For Teachers 9th Standards
Ninth graders read chapter eighteen of A Lesson Before Dying. Students will deepen their understanding about the lessons that Grant and Jefferson are learning about humanity by rereading sections of the text and answering questions....
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Character Development

For Students 9th Standards
Read chapter eighteen from A Lesson Before Dying in pairs and analyze the development of characters.
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Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Guide for Determining Text Complexity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
An educator's guide to help determine the level of text complexity.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Bildungsroman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Bildungsroman" referring to characteristics of a "Coming Of Age" type story. A link to more information is provided.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Foil

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Foil" including definition and examples.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Theme" including a definition and an example.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a general description of theme, complete with a couple of examples.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Protagonist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear and concise, this University of Victoria Writer's Guide definition of "protagonist" covers the basics.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Analyzing a Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief worksheet/organizer in which students can analyze the content of a given mythological story. Includes five questions and space for students answers and analysis.