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An Educators' Guide to Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Lesson PlanAn Educators' Guide to Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Lesson Plan
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Penguin Books
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An Educators' Guide to Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

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Books can help teens understand complex global issues. A helpful educator's guide introduces readers to what it's like to be a refugee. Lesson components for the novel Shades of Gray include an anticipation guide and writing and research activities.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

novels, realistic fiction, refugees

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Research a refugee group that has taken up residence in your own town or state
  • Discuss the meaning of the title of the novel and how it connects to the content

Classroom Considerations

  • Different activities connect with different Common Core standards

Pros

  • Shares a Q&A with the author of the book
  • Makes cross-curricular connections

Cons

  • Lacks chapter-by-chapter resources

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RL.9-10.1 W.7.1.a W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.7.4 W.7.7 W.8.1.a W.8.2.a W.8.3.a W.8.4 W.8.7 W.9-10.3.a W.9-10.4 W.9-10.7 SL.7.1.a SL.7.2 SL.7.3 SL.8.1.a SL.8.2 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.3 RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.7

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