The Great Depression was a devastating period in American history that lasted for an entire decade. Using an enlightening novel study, scholars uncover additional facts about the era. They also write quatrain poems focusing on themes from the first chapter of the novel One-Eyed Cat. 

Concepts

children's literature, novels, setting, similes, anagrams, the great depression, quatrains

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow partners to collaborate on their quatrains and share their finished poems with the class
• Make a list on the board of all the facts gathered about the Great Depression 

Classroom Considerations

• Resource only covers chapter one and does not cover the entire novel
  
• Requires dictionaries and library or Internet research

Pros

• Includes a synopsis and author biography to use as a student resource 
• Provides a printable checklist to help learners keep track of grades and assignments 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.7.1 RL.7.4 RL.8.1 RL.8.4