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Front Matter and Parts 1

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Gratz, Alan. Two Degrees. E-book, Scholastic Press, 2022.

· The novel divides each of its major parts into three sections, titling chapters within each; this guide will use bold-faced sub-headings to note each section’s beginning.

· Given the use of an e-book for creating this Lesson Plan, citations are to location numbers rather than pages.

· The Sierra Nevada, California, Part 1 - “Red Flag Warning” begins with Akira and her father, Lars, riding through the forests and catch sight of smoke rising.

· The horses and their riders are described, and Akira’s preparations for the ride are rehearsed as the riders confer about the fire: “‘A little fire is good for a forest’ her dad told her” (107).

· Akira muses on the prevalence of large fires with some trepidation and ruminates on the futility of...

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