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A Teacher’s Guide for Grades 2-3:

Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up

Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up is the story of a young African-American girl, Keena Ford, and theย trouble that ensues when she she loses her private journal. We chose this novel for itsย thoughtful attention toย some important socialย and emotional themes:ย honesty, bravery, bullying,ย friendship, and kindness. Students will find themselves relating to and being inspired by Keenaโ€™s adventures; this curriculum will help students build connections between Keenaโ€™s story and their own.

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Continue the adventures of feisty Keena Ford, as she encounters trouble when she loses her private journal. Keena keeps all of her thoughts in her there, even when they are not-so-nice, so it’s a big problem when someone else gets a hold of it!

Keena accidentally leaves her journal in Tiffany Harris’s apartment, and Tiffany tells Keena that she’s going to tell all of Keena’s secrets – like how she wrote that her mom’s haircut made her look like an old lady! With help from her brother, some classic fables, and a visiting author, Keena discovers what she must do to stand up to Tiffany and make things right with her friends.

Author:ย  Melissa Thomson

Our Reading with Relevance teacherโ€™s guide breaks the novel into a series of thoughtful lesson plans. Each lesson is designed to support you to meaningfully explore the social and emotional themes of the dayโ€™s reading with your students, inspiring them to read deeply, think critically, talk openly, and write reflectively about topics that matter.

This teacherโ€™s guide includes:

  • A facilitatorโ€™s guide with tips and resources for implementing theย curriculum.
  • A map of Common Core Standards addressed through this program.
  • Seven individual lesson plans, including vocabulary, discussionย questions, journal prompts, extension activities, and allย handouts.
  • An assessment to monitor student progress.
  • Regular checkpoints to help teachers assess their studentsโ€™ progress on ELA standards.
  • A culminating essay-building unit.
  • An appendix with additional teaching resources and activities toย continue exploring this novel.

Pages: 60
Dimensions: 8.5โ€ x 11โ€

$150.00

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