80 pages • 2 hours read
Barbara O'ConnorHow to Steal a Dog
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Discussion/Analysis Prompt
Explore the concept of prejudice in the novel. Which characters exhibit prejudice toward others? Which characters are able to see past the exterior of individuals and show compassion? What does Georgina learn is the most important thing about a person’s behavior with regard to prejudice?
Teaching Suggestion: Several characters make judgments about individuals in the novel without understanding why they behave or look the way they do. It may be helpful for students to create a list of characters and their reactions to different scenarios in the novel before addressing the prompt. This may also benefit students in the following Activity.
Differentiation Suggestion: Students who might benefit from additional assistance with analysis may find it helpful to create a graphic organizer in the form of a T-chart. Small groups could write “prejudice” on one side and “compassion” on the other, and then they could describe the behaviors of different characters and their reactions below those titles.
