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Lesson 1 (from Prologue - "Grounded")
Objective
This lesson introduces students to Ricky Ribay’s young adult novel Patron Saints of Nothing. In this lesson, students will research the author, read the Prologue and “Wisdom from on High,” and analyze the narrative style of the novel. The narrative of Patron Saints of Nothing comes from the first-person perspective of the novel’s protagonist, 17-year-old Jason “Jay” Reguero and describes Jay’s eventual plight to uncover the true story of his cousin’s death.
Lesson
Group Activity: Assign students to groups of 3-4 each. As a group, read the Prologue and “Wisdom from on High.” As a group, discuss the information that has been related. Who are the main characters that have been established? What are the circumstances surrounding these characters as the story unfolds?
Class Discussion: As a class, define and discuss the following terms: narrative point of view, omniscient versus limited narrators...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.7, 11-12.1, 11-12.7
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