In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic story about Shirley Temple Wong's journey from China to America. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!Journey with Shirley Temple Wong as she shares her immigration story. Using the standards-based lessons in this instruction guide, students build key comprehension skills through analyzing story elements, close reading, text-dependent questions, and more.