The Girl on the Train Lesson Plan

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

1. 1

   Students will be able to read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences.

2. 2

   Students will analyze the structure of a text and methods by which character and critical information are revealed.

3. 3

   Students will analyze methods that the author uses to sustain reader interest.

4. 4

   Students will observe the ways in which real word themes are presented in a work of fiction.