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Wish You Well

Lesson Plans with Activities

Class Book
Experience the writing process by linking with past generations.

Extended-Definition Paper
Define a concept by using examples, comparison/contrast, illustrative description, and other defining methods.

Essay Questions and Rubrics
Analyzing text for elements of literature in order to write clear, well-developed essays.

Additional Essay Questions
Focus on the setting of Wish You Well and explain how it impacts some of the characters.

Newspaper Article
Write a newspaper article that "reports" the ending of the book, focusing on a particular aspect of the ending.

Additional Writing Prompts and Rubrics
Writing prompts and methods of assessing secondary writing.

Additional Ideas & Activities

Activity Suggestions
Brief listing of creative activities that will engage students in the text

Flora and Fauna Scrapbook
Using Wish You Well to compile a list of plants, birds, and animals in the book

Music, Reading, and Writing
Using music to focus on the content and context of the novel

An Oral History Project - Process and Examples
Suggested sequence for a class process that results in a written work of historical fiction

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