Ultimate Educator's Guide: Lesson Plans for "Amigo Brothers"

This comprehensive unit meets several Common Core standards (RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.6; W.7.1, W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.9; SL.7.1; L.7.1, L.7.6) and is perfect for diving deep into literary analysis.

: Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the late 20th century. Discuss the vibrant, working-class Puerto Rican community (Nuyorican culture) that shapes the boys' lives. 3. Essential Vocabulary (15 Minutes) Introduce these key terms using contextual sentences: Devastating : Causing severe shock, distress, or grief.

Stop at major plot inflection points to ask guiding questions:

Most comprehensive units, such as those found on Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) and Study.com , include several "exclusive" or specialized components: Amigo Brothers | TPT

: Use a "K-W-L" chart to document what students know about boxing and friendship, and what they want to find out. Day 2: Reading & Comprehension

Piri Thomas uses vivid sports-writing imagery to bring the story to life. Divide the class into small groups of three. Assign each group a section of the text to find examples of:

Students will track character traits for Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas, identifying similarities and differences using textual evidence. Guided Reading (30 Minutes)

Students will synthesize their understanding of tone, characterization, and plot by scripting and performing a radio broadcast of the final round. Project Introduction (10 Minutes)

Option A — Written response (individual)