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Evaluate reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, facilitate the process of academic research, and integrate narrative nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom with this bundle of activities and assessments for teaching Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Six quizzes, three vocabulary application activities, three crossword puzzles, three word search games, a comprehensive research project, a summative test, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.

By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Explore how figures in the text think, behave, interact, and develop
• Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned text
• Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
• Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
• Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
• Write a brief essay addressing the author’s resilience, supporting claims with relevant textual evidence and adhering to the standard conventions of written English
• Come to class better prepared to discuss narrative nonfiction