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How Does the Author Convey Themes in Bud, Not Buddy? Lesson PlanHow Does the Author Convey Themes in Bud, Not Buddy? Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2014
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How Does the Author Convey Themes in Bud, Not Buddy?

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After reading up to chapter 12 of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, scholars read chapter 13 and take part in a grand conversation about the author's writing techniques. Pupils discuss how his writing conveyed literary themes and pull evidence from the text that supports those themes.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

christopher paul curtis, novels, studying literature, responding to literature, responding to reading, literary themes

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a Bud, Not Buddy bulletin board to display literary themes and other story-related artifacts 
  • Set the tone in your classroom with quiet jazz playing in the background
  • For those who did not complete the required reading, send them to the library or another quiet area with supervision and assign the worksheets as homework

Classroom Considerations

  • Scholars should be familiar with literary themes 
  • The first in a series of 17 lesson plans designed to accompany the novel Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • View the Included Materials section to locate some of this lesson's materials that are found in previous unit plans 

Pros

  • The lesson's directions are written in detail with specific notes stating how activities meet pupils' needs
  • Cooperative learning strategies are incorporated into the lesson 
  • Designed for Common Core

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.2 RL.6.9

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