Standing up to Injustice and Cruelty

PBS Complete Lesson:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/film-files/pov_inheritance_lp_lesson_plan_0.pdf

Choral reading of "The Terrible Things"
Discuss (Who were the "Terrible Things"? In real life, who/what are the "Terrible Things"? Was there a moral to the story? If so, what was it?)

In class writing:
-Write about a time when they or someone else stood up for a person or persons who were being treated unjustly.
- Discuss how the choices we make when confronted with injustice and cruelty have a lasting impact on ourselves, our families and society.

Good Reads (Eve Bunting, Terrible Things)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/356388.Terrible_Things