Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After finishing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students explore the role that resistance played in the Holocaust.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of the next part of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Check students’ understanding and analysis of chapters 13 through 28 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this discussion guide!

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 12–15 and the epilogue of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.