I really liked this chapter, and I found some ideas that I can incorporate into my unit plan. One of the best ideas that I found in this chapter was the Theme Notebook, which I'm going to use for one of my culminating activities. Although the unit plans center around a central theme, it would also be beneficial to the students if they found other themes that exist in the book. Or, if you wanted to stick with just the theme of the unit plan, you could tell them that's the theme they need to find evidence of in other sources.
Another idea that I really enjoyed from this chapter wa the Hunt for the Author's Purpose. I like the idea of giving them a final assignment before beginning work on the book and then allowing them to work on that as the book progresses. It gives them more to think about as they're reading, which will help keep them focused.
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Josh,
I too found several of Gallagher's activities to be helpful in the designing of my unit plan. I just need to tie it altogher...
I really liked the theme notebooks too!
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