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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-6, Pages 1-62)
Objective
In this lesson, the students will research the history and background of the author.
Becky Albertalli is a clinical psychologist who served as a co-leader for a gender nonconforming support group. The students will research the author and determine how her past education and experiences have influenced this novel.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Fiction authors may invent their material, use their lives as inspiration, or both. What conclusions can be drawn between this author’s biography and this book? Is the author’s history always important? Does the author’s background have to influence their work? Why or why not?
Individual Activity: What age group did Albertalli work with as a therapist? What is the age of the children in her support group? Write a paragraph explaining how understanding the adolescent mind gives the author a more realistic platform to work from.
Partner Activity: Work with a...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.6, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9(b), 11-12.9(b)
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