The theocracy that ruled Puritan salem
I don't have the book and I did it in freshman year so I don't remember specifics but I do know when Montage meets clarisse he focuses on her image and her white dress which shows her purity which makes a big impact on him somehow, when he actually speaks with her she makes him question everything around his society and why they don't actually read books, clarisse does read books herself and Montage does not report her which means that he's actually seeing how corrupt his society is. Eventually when she dies it's like he breaks or something like that and he ends up going against what he did all his life and against the firemen. Like I said I don't remember much, but I hope this could give you an idea on what you could look for.
Be patient. That is one of the most important things. Treat the kids with respect (not to the point of being a pushover- you are the adult ofc) and they will treat you with respect most of the time. Think back to when you were in that grade and think of the things you hated doing, because most likely those kids now won’t like them either. Try to incorporate fun things into your lessons, no one is going to learn things in a class that makes you want to fall asleep. You probably already know all these things, but this is coming from a current student :)
In animal farm, the leading pigs used trickery to control the rest of the animals. when questioned about their reasoning, the pigs quickly used persuasion to convince the animals that they were right.
