Description
- Overview:
- Filled with radiant depictions of the Mexican landscape and unforgettable characters, Luis Alberto Urrea's novel chronicles a young woman's quest to protect her hometown from banditos. This Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Luis Alberto Urrea's Into the Beautiful North. Each lesson has four sections: a focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments. In addition, we have provided capstone projects and suggested essay topics, as well as handouts with more background information about the novel, the historical period, and the author. All lessons dovetail with the state language arts standards required in the fiction genre.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities, Literature
- Level:
- High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study
- Provider:
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Provider Set:
- The Big Read
- Date Added:
- 08/05/2013
- License:
- Educational Use Permitted
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
Standards
Evaluations
No evaluations yet.
Comments