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Grades
- 6
- 7
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As Cricket, the main character in Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, searches for her mother, she is reminded of one of her mother’s favorite poems by Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers”...
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Standard RL.MC
RL.MC - Meaning and Context
Grade(s): 7
Subject(s): English Language Arts
Year: 2015
Lesson
Grades
- 7
Students will demonstrate understanding of animal migration patterns by using the book Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.
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Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
In the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Miss V’s dog Percy loves hearing poems by Walt Whitman. Students can use the book to learn more about Walt Whitman and his poetry.