Teacher Guide

Inside Out and Back Again Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will understand the Vietnam War and assess how the text is informed by its historical setting.

  2. 2

    Students will develop an understanding about the decisions and experiences of refugees

  3. 3

    Students will strengthen writing skills in various formats.

  4. 4

    Students will produce creative poems inspired by the novel's characters and themes as well as outside research.

  5. 5

    Students will use textual evidence to support various arguments and lines of thinking.

  6. 6

    Students will develop interview questions and skills.

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