The war ends and the Johansens look toward a future of rebuilding. Students evaluate the resolution of the novel and compare the fictional narrative to the historical facts presented in the Afterword.
A lesson focused on narrative sequencing and logical flow through the lens of mystery and suspense stories. Students analyze transition words, cause and effect, and character development to reorder scrambled narratives.
Students synthesize the entire novel's events, including the final chapter and afterword, to identify themes and analyze the resolution of the plot.
Students examine the setting's impact on the plot and synthesize details from Annemarie's encounter with the soldiers in the woods.