The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Lesson Plan

Blogging the Book

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will record their reactions, questions, and make and evaluate predictions throughout the duration of the book

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.10

Structure:

The most challenging aspects of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind concern Malawi's poverty, food shortage, and famine. There are descriptions of people starving to death as well as scenes of violence due to desperation. This material could be triggering to some students and the teacher should warn the class ahead of time about the themes covered in the book. Emphasize to the students that it is critical...