Lesson 1 (from Pages 1-56)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss who the Author is, and why he struggles with reality. The Author is a daydreamer, but his daydreams last longer and are more intense than other people's daydreams. That causes reality to be fluid for the Author.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How often in the Author's life does he struggle to determine what is real and what is imagined? When was the author diagnosed with his daydreaming problem? How does he describe this condition? What did he see? What friends did he have? How did his dog speak to him? How does the condition make it difficult for him to separate reality from imagination? What have doctors told him about his daydreams and his condition? What did the Author do when doctors and medicine did not help? Why was keeping his mouth shut his only option? Why does he...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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