Marigolds: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers

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Marigolds: A Comprehensive ELA Unit for Secondary Students Transport students into the vivid world of Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier with this comprehensive reading lesson bundle. This resource provides educators with everything needed to immerse secondary students in analyzing this captivating short story. The bundle contains a complete lesson plan to guide students through the text, analyzing aspects like theme, characterization, figurative language, and more. To support understanding, the bundle also includes graphic organizers, worksheets with an answer key, and eight PowerPoint presentations breaking down literary concepts. Implement this resource for whole-class instruction, small group literature circles, or independent analysis. The materials are offered as editable Word and PDF documents, providing flexibility for diverse secondary ELA classrooms.

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Learning objectives

Trace how a character's motivation changes across a story
Analyze indirect characterization and dynamic character development
Support an interpretation with details from reading

Teaching tips

Use the preview organizer before introducing vocabulary
Have learners draft their critical-thinking response before partner discussion

Skills covered

Character motivation
Dynamic-character analysis
Literary inference
Evidence-based discussion

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Marigolds
characterization
coming-of-age analysis

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