The Trouble with Lemons
by Daniel Hayes
BOOK CLUBS
We will be reading The Trouble with Lemons in class in a book club format. Some days we will be reading as a class or silently or in our small groups. Other days we will be meeting in our book club groups of 4 - 5 to discuss the book.
Our goal as we read The Trouble with Lemons is to read like writers and to recognize the qualities that writers put into their works to bring the characters, settings, and situations to life for their readers.
Below, you will find The Trouble with Lemons Reading Log that will be our guide as we read through the novel. This guide provides places to take notes on the best parts of the book, on areas where the author uses symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing, and on the way the author characterizes the main characters to bring them alive for the readers.
Our goal as we read The Trouble with Lemons is to read like writers and to recognize the qualities that writers put into their works to bring the characters, settings, and situations to life for their readers.
Below, you will find The Trouble with Lemons Reading Log that will be our guide as we read through the novel. This guide provides places to take notes on the best parts of the book, on areas where the author uses symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing, and on the way the author characterizes the main characters to bring them alive for the readers.
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It will also be important to understand the Lemon Law. It'll give you some added insight into the theme of the book.
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Literary Essay
After reading this novel, we will be writing our first literary essay. We will be writing to the following prompt:
Tyler feels like a lemon throughout the entire novel. In an organized essay, describe how that theme weaves its way through the novel. Be thoughtful, creative, and detailed. Use support—even exact quotes from the text—to prove your points.
Tyler feels like a lemon throughout the entire novel. In an organized essay, describe how that theme weaves its way through the novel. Be thoughtful, creative, and detailed. Use support—even exact quotes from the text—to prove your points.
For more information and instruction on writing an essay, either click on the WRITING TAB and then the EXCELLENT ESSAYS link or Click Here.