Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" and Martha Salinas' "The Scholarship Jacket" provide sixth graders with an opportunity to identify key scenes that authors use to develop their themes.

Concepts

literary themes, literary analysis, close reading, expository essays

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• To save paper, share the documents on Google Classroom

Classroom Considerations

• Although designed as a novel reading unit, you can substitute with short stories to shorten the length of the unit
• Set aside extra prep time to explore the many links in the resource and to craft your own essay to use as a model
• Create a free account to access and download instructional materials

Pros

• The lesson is designed to introduce learners to the practice of literary analysis and to the craft moves writers employ to develop their themes

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.2 RL.6.5 W.6.2.a