Paul Fisher, the main character in Tangerine, comes to see that it's the choices in life that lead to the consequences that make all the difference. A unit study of Bloor's young adult novel leads readers down this same path. 

Concepts

flashbacks, literary devices, foreshadowing, imagery, point of view, literary analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project and model how to complete the various graphic organizers 
• To save on the cost of individual copies of the entire 82-page packet, provide learners with the link to the resource and have individuals record their responses in their notebooks or on a Google doc

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a class set of Edward Bloor's Tangerine
• Instructors must access and select the clip from The Sandlot to show to class members

Pros

• The packet includes the text of related poems, articles, and speeches as well as templates for the various note taking activities

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RI.7.1 W.7.2.a