Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine how Fleur sees the city, and how her life experiences influence her perspective. Fleur calls the train tracks an iron road. When she comes to the city, she thinks of it in terms of where she was raised in the forest.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How does Fleur compare the city to a sleeping animal? How does Fleur describe cars? Why do the buildings shock her? Why is she confused about the lack of plant life? How does she view parks when she sees them? How does she describe manicured and pruned bushes? How does Fleur see the city from a different perspective than the city dwellers? How is the place where she has lived different from the city? How does she attempt to translate her view of things to what she sees in the city? How do her...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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