A helpful guide to Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic for your literature unit. Use the sections on point-of-view, dramatic irony, and background knowledge, among others, to frame your lessons in an engaging and educational way.

Concepts

the devil's arithmetic, Vocabulary, literary analysis, reading comprehension, literary themes, setting, plot elements

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign a section of the concept analysis to different groups, and have them focus on finding examples of each concept throughout the novel (for example, vocabulary, gender issues, foil)
• Use the activities and projects as enrichment assignment or extra credit

Classroom Considerations

• The sections for literary terms and themes are empty

Pros

• Provides interesting discussion topics and additional materials to augment your unit

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4