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In this eight day unit, two illustrated children's books will be shared as a basis for comparison and contrast as students read, interpret, and analyze the box as a symbol. The books, Toni Morrison's The Big Box, and Ellen Levine's Henry's Freedom Box, will serve as the foundation as students examine opposites (inside/outside, freedom/slavery, free/trapped). Guided reading questions for both texts are provided. Students will learn to create a Venn diagram as a tool for organizing specific examples of literary comparison and contrast. During days 5-8, students will create an original short story, play, or poem about a box, and will include an illustration/representation of the box in this creative writing.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education
- Provider Set:
- LEARN NC Lesson Plans
- Author:
- Edie McDowell via Learn NC
- Date Added:
- 04/06/2012
