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Lesson 1 (from "Presents")
Objective
Room is a novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donaghue. The major plot of the narrative was inspired by news reports about the Fritzl case in Austria, where a woman was held captive for 24 years by her father. Fritzl was repeatedly raped and gave birth to seven children, including five-year-old Felix. In Room, the narrative is related from five-year-old Jack, describing his life in captivity and eventual escape. In this lesson, students will research author Emma Donaghue, the Fritzl case, and other historic cases of sexual enslavement, and will analyze and discuss the narrative style of Room.
Lesson
Group Assignment: Assign students to groups of 3-4 each. As a group, read the first five pages of "Presents." Discuss the narrative style of the novel. Is the story related from a first-person perspective or a third-person perspective? Why do you think that the author has chosen this narrative...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.9, 9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
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