Home by Hena Kahn; a short story lesson

A short story lesson for year 7 on Home by Hena Kahn, building skills for inferencing and identifying and explaining supporting evidence.

This lesson includes comprehension retrieval questions, discussion questions that guide students to focus on specific language choices, and a creative book cover design activity at the end which encourages students to consider the broader themes of the story.

The story and page numbers referenced in the lesson were taken from the short story anthology Hero Next Door, but you can find an abridged version of the story on the scholastic website here. This link is also included in the notes section of the first slide.

This resource is part of a short scheme of learning on short stories by diverse British writers.
You can download my lesson on The Mouth Organ Boys for free here.
You can download my lesson on A House Like No Other for free here.
You can purchase the complete SoL here.