Rita Williams-Garcia's One Crazy Summer describes three girls who go looking for their mother who ran out on them. Scholars complete a novel study guide with vocabulary exercises, character descriptions, and comprehension poems.

Concepts

novels, responding to literature, studying literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Preface the reading with a discussion of American events in the 1968 time period

Classroom Considerations

• The time period of the story reveals racism and introduces The Black Panthers
• Resource offers just a sample of a full novel study

Pros

• Addresses skills using literary devices such as personification and alliteration
• Asks learners to analyze character actions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.10 RL.6.1 RL.6.3 RL.6.10 RL.7.1 RL.7.3 RL.7.10 RL.8.1 RL.8.3 RL.8.10