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Lesson 1 (from Prologue and Chapters 1-5)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the point of view of in the Prologue through Chapter 5, and how Maas's choice of viewpoint affects the story. Maas switches focal characters as she tells the story from a third-person limited viewpoint. What readers know about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is the focal character at the beginning of Chapter 1? How does the focal character change when Cassian leaves? What pronouns are used in these chapters? Are Cassian or Nesta telling their stories or is a narrator relating their stories? Does the reader know what the characters are thinking? How does the narrative switch back and forth between Cassian and Nesta in Chapters 2-5? Why is the point of view third-person limited with various focal characters? How does Maas's choice to use this point of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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