Annemarie undertakes a dangerous solo journey through the woods to deliver a mysterious package, using her imagination to cope with intense fear. Students analyze character courage and the use of literary devices in suspenseful plotting.
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.