Many people face the struggle between tradition and desire to forget their own paths. A study guide for the novel Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan discusses the issue of adhering to tradition from the perspective of a protagonist who faces an arranged marriage. Short-answer questions, key vocabulary words, fill-in-the-blank sentences, and a storyboard activity take learners through the text.

Concepts

novels, children's literature, india

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask scholars to share traditions they may have in their own families and whether they struggle to follow them
• Discuss the idea of an arranged marriage and debate its pros and cons

Classroom Considerations

• Activities align with the Common Core  Reading Literature standards for grade five
• Provides only a preview of a larger novel study
  

Pros

• Provides a list of skills the activities challenge literature lovers to use
  
• A student assignment checklist help keeps readers organized as they complete tasks

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4