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6th Grade
Required Reading: Letter to My Daughters by President Barak Obama
Project: Write (1) page about how they felt as they read the book. What did they like or dislike about it?

What part of the book would they relate to their own lives, or not?

7th Grade
Required Reading: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Project: Write a short book report on the book and discuss in class. This book uses fiction to address

parental abandonment and mental illness.
Possible Questions-

• Why do you think the girls were sent to live with their mother for the summer after she had
abandoned them?

• Did their mother love them?
• How do you think they felt about their father after the trip?
• Does anyone in your family remind you of the mother?
• Does anyone in your family remind you of the father?

8th Grade
Required Reading: Letter to My Father e-book: Daughters to Daddies, Susan’s Letter
Discussion questions Susan’s Letter (see appendix)

• What does Susan want from her father?
• How would you describe the relationship between Susan and her father?
• Is she angry, sad, happy, or hurt? What is the tone of the letter?
• Does she love her father?
• Does her father love her?
• How has the relationship between Susan and her father affected her life?

Select at least one of the following Classroom Projects

Reading/Writing/Group Dynamics for Grade levels 6-8
What Are Friends For?

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