Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate a Novel HyperDocs Unit templates for Teachers, Parents and Students During Social Isolation

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate  a Novel HyperDoc unit  is simply amazing. I love the unique way that it was structured. The  selections that were made in organization and layout are first rate. I adored this unit and would definitely want to get it into students hands. The text is recommended for grades 4-8. It does have some very serious topics that it covers. I think it would be better to look at it from the 6-8 grade range for understanding at the deeper level the more adult topics. 

Of all the Novel HyperDocs this one has the clearest explicit organization of the tasks to be done and the order of the particular elements. This series of templates was developed  by Heather Marshall. Remember that you need to edit the templates before you give them to students. Each student in turn will make their own copy of the master documents in this unit.

"In Crenshaw, Jackson, the young narrator, is facing homelessness. His dad has multiple sclerosis, and after both parents are laid off from full-time work, they take a series of part-time jobs too-low paying to meet the rent. Because this happened before, when Jackson was in first grade, he's anxious and even more unnerved when the imaginary friend he had then, a giant cat named Crenshaw, returns. Is he going crazy? When his parents try to shield the kids from harsh reality, Crenshaw advises Jackson, "Tell the truth to the person who matters most. You."