Fiction, Middle school age recommended age level to 9th grade 

Part Two

Personally loved this book. There were so many relatable aspects for young readers. Issues like the passing of a close family member and the main character's role model, his grandpa. How the boy perceived in the time of mourning is very common for kids growing. I think readers can relate to the sadness of a role model.  I think it’s important as a young boy to have role models to aspire to be like which the little boy has. The death of his grandpa was relatable and having his uncle be gay was also a common diversity trait that society has. I think it would be beneficial for kids to learn about same sex marriage. The theme love is love was powerfully seen. 

Culture diversity is shown through same sex marriage and love is love no matter what gender. INstead of hiding these culture diversities why not teach the students about different types of relationships to reduce judgment and bullying. 

Part Three

I enjoyed the theme, love is love. I think it showed that although the boy and his uncle were different they still love each other and that is an important lesson. Family should support one another and the story showed this support. The vocab was easy enough for students in middle school to read. I think the length of the book would be a good book to read in a few week span. I think the story line and lesson was the main purpose of the story and not so much improving vocabulary. 

Part Four

I would start out by talking about life problems and experiences that will arise in the plot of the book. I will warn them about keep negative opinions to themselves and reiterate the importance of culture diversity. I want to emphasize this because i think that is the main goal of the book. 

I will then ask students, what makes a good role model? Do they have a role model themselves that they look up to? And lastly what does acceptance and diversity mean to them? 

I think these discussion questions might change their answers after reading the book and the students will look over them and reflect after the book is read. 

 

Activity 1 (dairy, put themselves in the main characters shoes) 

Activity 2

Your Hired - same website as the first, great activity to dive deep into jobs that would compliment the character's personality. Plus help them investigate jobs that they might be interested in the near future. 

Activity 3 

This documentary seems inspiring to reduce bullying and bring light to the problem of judgment for being gay. I think this would fit the multiculturalism diversity subject well after reading the book too. 

I could see myself teaching this lesson in a young elementary class. A fun observation activity would be for students to analyze a classmate and document similarities and difference they see on one another. This would be a hands on activity that teaches students about animal structures.  A behavioral concern would be students getting off track. I think it is important for teachers to give students independent work to see how they work on their own, however giving too much time and not having enough planned will most likely lead to students being off task. I would use a lot of visuals and make the lesson on animal and plant structures very hands on. I like the idea of kids observing plants and maybe taking it outside to nature where plans are present.