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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1 - 4)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the author’s background and personal interest in the subject matter reflected in the novel. John Donovan was an American writer best known for his young adult novel I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. The novel is known for being one of the first young adult novels to address homosexuality.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is the author of I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip? How was the book received? What else has the author written?
Small Group Activity: Divide students into small groups and ask them to compile a list of facts about the author, encouraging them to include information relevant to the book's themes. Regroup and share with the class.
Individual Activity: Choose one fact about the author that you think is most important to understand in reading the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 11-12.1, 11-12.2
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