Educators' Guides for Mo and Jo
Fighting Together Forever
HARDCOVER ISBN-13 978-0-9799238-5-2
LEXILE LEVEL: GN 240
GUIDED READING LEVEL: L
LEXILE LEVEL: GN 240
GUIDED READING LEVEL: L
Lesson Plan:
Before Reading | Review what students already know about plot. Introduce the concept of problems and conflict-driven dramatic structure. Clarify for students that the pleasurable anticipation of plot developments is the result of authors intentionally setting up conflicts that intrigue readers. In well-structured plots, the solution itself leads to new problems.
Have students provide examples of heroes and villains and summarize the various problems the former typically face. What inherent weaknesses do some superheroes have, and how do villains seek to exploit them? Invite students to share what they know about superhero groups. What kind of conflicts do they have internally? |
During Reading | As students read silently, have them complete the activity sheet. Let them know that it's all right to list additional problems or solutions in the organizer by including new boxes in each chain, connecting the three chains or continuing on the reverse side. If students are reading the story for the first time, consider having them pause after identifying a problem to make a prediction about how it will be resolved. |
After Reading | Wrap up by revisiting the book's subtitle, "Fighting Together Forever" - do the words take on a different meaning in the context of the story's overall resolution? |
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