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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 55))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the meaning of Wilma's story about the One-Armed Sister. Wilma, grandmother to the teenage Lala, is increasingly concerned about Lala's staying out at night and potentially doing things that will get her in trouble as she grows into a young woman. The story of the One-Armed Sister is meant to discourage Lala from disobeying Wilma and going out to do more things socially on her own. In reality, Lala feels so suffocated and unloved that she is willing to risk many kinds of consequences in order to escape from her grandmother's and grandfather's house.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is the story of the One-Armed Sister? What does Wilma seem to intend the story's effect on Lala to be? What is the actual effect of the story on Lala? What is it about Lala's behavior in Part...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.5, 11-12.5
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