According to the Barnes and Noble website:

 "A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo.
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever."

Students will be guided through discussions and encouraged to question and share their opinions and ideas about the characters and their situations. We will predict, infer, analyze, and make connections throughout the lessons.

Please do not read the book before the start of class.
Day #1 - introductory discussion, making predictions and inferences
*Homework: read chapters 1-10 (pages 1-34), comprehension questions worksheet

Day #2 - visualizing, discussing challenges, making text connections
* Homework: read chapters 11-20 (pages 35-75), comprehension questions worksheet

Day #3 - character analysis, challenges, cause and effect, character development 
*Homework: read chapters 21-30 (pages 76-121), comprehension questions worksheet

Day #4 - final discussions, the importance of resilience, plot diagram completion, text to self connections, book review summaries