I for Isobel Lesson Plan

Read parts 1 and 2.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

1 - The Birthday Present

The book opens the week before Isobel Callaghan’s ninth birthday. Her mother says there will be no birthday presents because they need to be careful about money. She says this every year, and yet every year Isobel doesn’t believe it, choosing instead to hope for...