This document provides information about a lesson plan using the book "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes" by Chris Crutcher with a 10th grade language arts class of 30 students. The objective is for students to complete a double-entry journal responding to passages from the book with connections to their own lives. During the lesson, students will discuss the author and do a double-entry journal as they read, writing important passages and personal responses. Afterwards, they will have small group discussions about their responses.