Flying to Freedom: "Tar Beach and the People Could Fly"
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=32
A lesson plan for grades 3–5 English Language Arts
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students explore themes of liberation and racism as they examine the connections, as well as the disjunctions, between two award-winning multicultural children’s books. By examining the relationship between two different types of narrative set in two different time periods, students learn about the significance of genre and historical context.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Identify and discuss similarities and differences in events, characters, concepts and ideas within and across selections and support them by referencing the text.
Grade 4
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections with text through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Analyze characters, events, and plots from different selections and cite supporting evidence
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Make connections between texts by recognizing similarities and differences based on a common lesson, theme, or message.
