Teaching The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

Resource Type: 
Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, Modules
Intended Audience: 
K-5
6-8
World Regions: 
World
Europe
Global Theme: 
Migration
Subject/Content Area: 
Refugees
Kosovo
Bosnia
9/11

Lesson plan and materials compiled by Karen Gaul of Winchester-Thurston, for Global Issues Through Literature (2016-2017). The Day of the Pelican is a novel that explores the journey of a Muslim, Albanian family as they flee Kosovo and land in Vermont just before the events of 9/11.