Burning Up / The Watcher

In ten lessons, students research and report on local history and the civil rights era, think analytically about literature, and discuss the social issues at the center of the novel. Lessons include reading-comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises, and creative-writing projects. The final lesson compares the themes of Burning Up with those of The Watcher and outlines an interdisciplinary project on a current social issue. Grades 6-9. (CFL117)