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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Chapters 1 - 9))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze how the author explores poverty as a theme throughout the first section of the book, helping to set the tone and the reader's expectation for the rest of the novel. Watts details the experiences of main characters' upbringings and feelings about poverty, wealth, and opportunity, and she ties in matters of race and inequality to develop the theme fully.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What role does money and wealth play in the main characters' lives? What kinds of jobs do the characters work at? How do the characters like Sylvia, Ava, Henry and Carrie seem to feel about money? How does race seem connected to opportunities and to finances?
Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to make a chart. Students should label the chart "Money" and look through Chapters 1 -...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1(a), 9-10.4, 11-12.1(a), 11-12.4
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