Character analysis can help readers feel more connected to a literary text. Scholars explore the topic by writing an acrostic poem about the main character from Katherine Paterson's novel, Lyddie. Then, pupils watch a short video to help them visualize working conditions at the mill, one of the novel's settings. 

Concepts

working conditions, novels, characterization, acrostic poems, setting

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• For additional practice, have partners pair up and write acrostic poems about one another

Classroom Considerations

• Fifth lesson from the 20-part Grade 7 ELA Module 2a, Unit 1 series
• In advance, cue up the video for Mill Times

Pros

• Provides options for lesson differentiation
• Includes a model acrostic poem

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.3 SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.b SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.7.2