Robert Cormier
“The possibility that hope comes out of hopelessness and that the opposite of things carry the seeds of birth - love out of hate, good out of evil. Didn't flowers grow out of dirt?”
1. Discuss write.
2. Share "Educational" fiction. Collect.
3. Character Analysis: "Mine on Thursdays"
Activity, With a partner, explore the "triangular relationship" of Hugh, Allison, and their daughter.
10 mins: Share.
4. Examine the role of the narrator's father? Consider the significance.
5. Identify theme.
