![]() The purpose of this unit is to introduce new concepts to students using familiar tools. This is a novel that your students are sure to want to know more about. This is a story that any young student can easily relate with since the issues of love, acceptance, and the power of sacrifice are all universal themes that everyone can empathize with. As she struggles to look for her dear brother, her thoughts keep her company and she realizes that there are so much more important things in life than just worrying about the mundane stuff. She makes a big deal out of these worries, until one day, her mentally handicapped brother goes missing. ![]() ![]() The plot illustrates the story of fourteen-year-old Sara and how she is plagued by issues that kids her age normally fuss over–how different she is from everyone else, how everyone else seems to be so much better than her, and how her life has winded down to the level of boredom without knowing why. This literature-based thematic unit will revolve around the Newbery award-winning novel The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars. ![]()
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