Lesson 1 (from Prologue - Chapter 1)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the point of view of the novel in the Prologue through Chapter 1 and how it influences the story. In the Prologue and Chapter 1, Yang the narrator and the story is told from his first-person point of view. What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is telling the story in the Prologue and Chapter 1? What pronouns are used in these chapters? Is everything that happens told from Yang's point of view? Does anyone else tell the story? How does Yang relate the interview with Coach Lou? Does Yang reveal his thoughts as he tells his story? Does the reader know what other characters are thinking? What is the point of view of the Prologue and Chapter 1 in Dragon Hoops?
Activity: Divide the students into small groups. Have...
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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