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The Paths of Literature: The Family Today Lesson PlanThe Paths of Literature: The Family Today Lesson Plan
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The Paths of Literature: The Family Today

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Use the internet to research the differences between families in the past and today. In groups, they identify the reponsibilities and roles of each member of the family. As a class, they compare and contrast non-fiction and fiction and read various excerpts of literature to identify the setting, characters, plot and theme. To end the lesson, they take a survey for their teacher's eyes only about the structure of their family.

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7th - 8th
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