This literature study guide to accompany American author Betty Smith's classic coming-of-age story about female protagonist Francie Nolan is a tool for real learning for your high schooler and refuses to waste your student's time with busy-work. (Please note: this is the study guide only. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn must be obtained separately.) The guide by Sabrina Justison focuses on the literary elements FORESHADOWING and MOTIF, and explores the THEME "The Immigrant's Dream of a Better Life in America," and encouraging the reader to notice the author's masterful use of these devices without "academic overkill" that ruins the power of the story being told.
The guide is complete with background information on the author, vocabulary, comprehension questions by chapter (5 questions on average per chapter), suggested enrichment activities with ideas for further writing, and answer key. Appropriate for high school literature students at any grade level, the questions are geared toward College Prep level of mastery and articulation.
Too many literature study guides suck the life out of the book. 7SistersHomeschool.com study guides refuse to insult your high school student with page after page of obvious basic comprehension questions (What happened when....?), instead explaining one or two literary techniques that were used with great skill in the book being read, and then helping the reader take note of those literary elements and appreciate them. Critical thinking skills are encouraged. Time is not wasted with busy-work.
Francie Nolan's coming of age story just after the turn of the 20th century in Brooklyn, NY's Williamsburg Village has touched so many readers! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a wise inclusion in your student's American Literature high school experience. This study guide includes instructions for easily adapting it for use at a Basic high school, College Prep, or Honors level. The guide provides context and guidance to get the most out of reading this beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring and rich novel.
This guide to accompany the coming of age story featuring a female protagonist comes without busywork but complete with:
-Background information
-Vocabulary
-Writing Prompts
-Discussion Questions
-Enrichment Activities
-Answer key
The guide is complete with background information on the author, vocabulary, comprehension questions by chapter (5 questions on average per chapter), suggested enrichment activities with ideas for further writing, and answer key. Appropriate for high school literature students at any grade level, the questions are geared toward College Prep level of mastery and articulation.
Too many literature study guides suck the life out of the book. 7SistersHomeschool.com study guides refuse to insult your high school student with page after page of obvious basic comprehension questions (What happened when....?), instead explaining one or two literary techniques that were used with great skill in the book being read, and then helping the reader take note of those literary elements and appreciate them. Critical thinking skills are encouraged. Time is not wasted with busy-work.
Francie Nolan's coming of age story just after the turn of the 20th century in Brooklyn, NY's Williamsburg Village has touched so many readers! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a wise inclusion in your student's American Literature high school experience. This study guide includes instructions for easily adapting it for use at a Basic high school, College Prep, or Honors level. The guide provides context and guidance to get the most out of reading this beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring and rich novel.
This guide to accompany the coming of age story featuring a female protagonist comes without busywork but complete with:
-Background information
-Vocabulary
-Writing Prompts
-Discussion Questions
-Enrichment Activities
-Answer key
