Ghost by Jason Reynolds – Discussion Questions

Recall and summarize key plot events from each chapter of Ghost

Analyze a character's motivations and choices, such as Ghost's reasons for fighting or stealing

Make personal connections between events in the novel and students' own experiences

Predict and infer meaning from character behavior, such as Ghost's mother's procrastination

Use the RTFO-labeled questions as short comprehension checks before opening the Discuss-labeled questions to the whole class

Since answers are embedded in the document, project or read from a separate copy so students do not see the answers while discussing

Split longer chapters (3, 4, 5, 9) into their two listed page-range sections across two class sessions

Use the Reflect-labeled prompts as short written responses or exit tickets after each chapter's discussion

Literary comprehension — students answer recall questions tied to specific plot events across all ten chapters of Ghost.

Character analysis — students discuss Ghost's motivations for behaviors like fighting and stealing shoes.

Personal connection and reflection — students relate events like Ghost's neighborhood or Coach's backstory to their own lives.

Inference — students predict meaning from indirect textual cues, such as what Ghost's mother's procrastination suggests.