In The Wall by Marguerite DeAngeli Story Summary Young Robin is the son of a knight who has gone off to fight in the Scottish Wars and a mother who has left to nurse the queen back to health. He is supposed to go learn to be a knight, but he comes ill and loses the use of his legs. He is nursed back to health in a monastery, and then helps save the manor in which he stays. In the end, he is reunited with his family and made a knight for his bravery. Teachers can have students write about a time when they've had a window of opportunity and what they did with it.
Students can also think about little opportunities that happen everyday.
Taking a piece of construction paper, cut a flap or door in the middle. On this sheet of paper, students will describe everyday opportunities.