Once your students get about halfway through the novel Across Five Aprils, give them this quiz. The first page reviews the characters' names and relationships in the book, focusing on the Creighton family members. Then, on the second page, students will write a persuasive (argumentative) paragraph using the acronym PEE-EEL, which stands for Point, Evidence #1, Elaboration #1, Evidence #2, Elaboration #2, and Link. This writing structure forces the students to think about how the community treats