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Lesson 1 (from Part One, Chapter 1: Quichotte, an Old Man, Falls in Love, Embarks on a Quest, and Becomes a Father - Chapter 4: Brother’s Sister Recalls Their Quarrel, and Is Involved in a Different Altercation)
Objective
Students will meticulously analyze the many different elements of the cover art included with the narrative of Quichotte in order to deepen their understanding of the connection between the work's themes and the cover art that is chosen by Rushdie to underscore these themes.
Visual literacy is a very important skill to foster in today's world and the vivid artwork featured on the cover of Quichotte provides an excellent opportunity to teach students skills in visual literacy. One edition of the novel features a large letter Q composed of intertwined roads, representing the quest on which Quichotte embarks at the start of the novel. Students will look critically at the cover of the book--its font, its imagery, its color choices, and other elements--in order to improve their visual literacy skills and to investigate the visual choices that are made when designing the cover of a particular...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(b), 9-10.9, 11-12.2(b), 11-12.9
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