After reading up to chapter 12 of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, scholars read chapter 13 and take part in a grand conversation about the author's writing techniques. Pupils discuss how his writing conveyed literary themes and pull evidence from the text that supports those themes.

Concepts

christopher paul curtis, novels, studying literature, responding to literature, responding to reading, literary themes

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a Bud, Not Buddy bulletin board to display literary themes and other story-related artifacts 
• Set the tone in your classroom with quiet jazz playing in the background
• For those who did not complete the required reading, send them to the library or another quiet area with supervision and assign the worksheets as homework

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars should be familiar with literary themes 
• The first in a series of 17 lesson plans designed to accompany the novel Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• View the Included Materials section to locate some of this lesson's materials that are found in previous unit plans 

Pros

• The lesson's directions are written in detail with specific notes stating how activities meet pupils' needs
• Cooperative learning strategies are incorporated into the lesson 
• Designed for Common Core

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.2 RL.6.9