Peace Like a River Lesson Plan

Chapters 1 (“Clay”) - 4 (“Your Toughened Heart”)

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D

   Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

   Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

   Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple...