Lost 6-pack Author: Bernard Beckett ISBN: 9780790320946 Copyright Date: 2007 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 6 Reading Level: W Strategy/Skill: Character study, Text structure Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Communication, Environment, Problem Solving, Relationships, Weather Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Damon and his friends go hiking in the wilderness, but conditions aren’t as friendly as they had prepared for.  This fictional narrative follows the group of friends as a series of bad decisions cause them to wonder if they will survive their adventure.

Features of the Book

• Narrative fiction
• Plot with setting, characters, problem, and resolution
• Told in the third person
• Use of an analogy
• Causes and effects
• Theme of safety and survival
• Factual information

Purpose

Lost can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• identifying the features of narrative structure
• identifying and using an analogy to help follow the plot
• exploring character traits
• discussing procedures for safe outdoor activity and how the body responds to extremes in temperature

For more information please see our Lesson Plan