Print
Word
PDF
|
Lesson 1 (from Pages 1-40)
Objective
Students will examine the use of colloquialisms and understand how authentic dialogue gives literary characters more depth.
A Kind of Freedom is a novel rich in description, spanning three generations of a family from New Orleans. The author, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, often uses colloquial expressions in her characters’ speech. Colloquialisms are distinct to certain groups or regions of people and can be used as a literary tool to express identity.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Colloquialisms are words, phrases, or sayings used in informal or familial conversation as a device to enrich language. Why would the use of colloquialisms help the reader understand a character? In what way does a character’s speech influence a reader’s view of them? Why do people speak differently depending on who their audience is? How does terminology in a novel relate to geographical location or time period? Is language always evolving...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 11-12.3(d)
|
This section contains 4,814 words (approx. 17 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
