Lesson Plan Intro In this lesson plan, students examine how setting affects the story in Long Way Down, and how William’s conflicts and choices are the product of his surroundings. The setting in Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds exerts a great influence over the story and its characters. This ...
If you haven’t already, start with these 10 Lesson Plan Ideas for Long Way Down. And after checking out those 10 lesson plans, here are three more to kick-start your Long Way Down unit: Long Way Down Lesson Plans Magical Realism in Long Way Down Start this lesson by defining ...
Teaching Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds can be an awesome experience for you and your students, and the lesson plans on this page will help you get started. Long Way Down is a unique, engaging novel written in verse. Jason Reynolds uses elements of concrete poetry to tell the ...
Intro After reading, discussing, and writing about Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, students now have the opportunity to show their understanding and insight through a creative project of their choosing. The purpose of this project is to give students an alternative way to show a deeper understanding of the ...
Intro Long Way Down ends with William facing a dilemma: whether or not to follow rule #3 and pursue revenge against the person he thinks killed Shawn. Shawn asks, “You coming?” and Will must decide whether to stay on the elevator and go home, or to go with the ghosts ...