This instructional guide for literature provides engaging lesson plans and activities for students as they read Bound, a critically acclaimed YA fiction novel that takes place in ancient China and puts a spin on the classic Cinderella fairy tale. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to add rigor with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements, vocabulary, and more. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourage students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages to respond more critically. With various methods of assessing comprehension, this instructional guide offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build a greater understanding of this great literary work.