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Karen HesseA 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.
In the novel, people and the environment affect each other. Who/what has more power in Out of the Dust: people or the environment? Consider the following questions to help you think about this topic:
Teaching Suggestion: It might be helpful for students to free write and have time to do some close re-reading of key scenes before the discussion in order to more fully think through their ideas and find specific evidence. In addition, starting with the definition of “power“ before even introducing the overall question might be an interesting way to frame the discussion.
Differentiation Suggestion: For students who would benefit from an additional challenge and/or students who demonstrate verbal-linguistic intelligences or a particular propensity for argument, this might be a chance to incorporate the concept of a counter argument. Students could begin with a sentence stem such as “Although _______ does demonstrate some power in the novel by/through _______, ________ is more powerful because _______.
By Karen Hesse
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