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Sharon Draper
Lesson plans for Tears of a Tiger and other books

|Biography and Background| |Darkness Before Dawn| |Double Dutch| |Fire from the Rock| |Forged by Fire| |Romiette and Julio| |Tears of a Tiger| |Ziggy and the Black Dinosaur| |We Beat the Street|

 

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Tears of a Tiger Lesson Plan
A thorough unit plan, including activities, quizzes, and tests as well as the complete eNotes.

Biography and Background

Sharon Draper
The author's official Web site.

Sharon Draper
The author's presentation at the 2008 National Book Festival.

The Battle of Jericho

The Battle of Jericho
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities.

Copper Sun

Copper Sun
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities.

Darkness Before Dawn

Darkness Before Dawn
Discussion questions and activities.

Double Dutch

Double Dutch
Discussion questions and activities.

Fire from the Rock

Fire from the Rock
Extensive discussion questions and several postreading activities.

Forged by Fire

Forged by Fire
Discussion questions and activities.

Forged by Fire
Discussion questions divided by section.

Romiette and Julio

Romiette and Julio
Discussion questions, activities, and research topics.

Romiette and Julio
Fifteen excellent lessons including close reading, writing, vocabulary, and a final test. This 16-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.

Romiette and Julio Extension Activities
Three activities:

  • Students rewrite a children's story in text-speak.
  • Students investigate media sensationalism.
  • Students consider issues of tolerance at their school.

Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger
Discussion questions and activities.

Tears of a Tiger
This lesson focuses on having students generate and respond to questions about literature.

Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs

Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs Book 1: The Buried Bones Mystery
Discussion questions and activities.

We Beat the Street

We Beat the Street Digital Booktalk
This short video could serve as a prereading activity.

We Beat the Street
Discussion questions, postreading research and writing suggestions.