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City of Orphans: Teaching Guide

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"Amazing things happen" in Avi's City of Orphans, and the suggestions in this teacher's resource will guide readers through through the many stories of the different characters living in the tenements of 1893 New York.

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Classroom Considerations
  • The guide is appropriate for book circles, independent reading, or whole class discussion
Pros
  • The guide includes text-based discussion questions and beyond-the-text research prompts as well as links to Avi's blog, reviews of the novel, activities, and to the New York Tenement Museum
Cons
  • None