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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-3)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the opening passages of the novel and consider the various tools the author uses to establish the narrator -- Lucas's -- voice.
For this first lesson, students will not yet have begun the novel. This is an excellent time to have them perform a close reading of a passage since they have not yet developed any opinions about the characters, the plot, or the setting. In particular, they might focus on the first-person narrator's voice and how the author uses diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax to establish it.
Lesson
Small Group Discussion: Divide students into small groups and have them read through together the first few paragraphs of the novel on Page 3. Ask them to come up with a list of five words or short phrases to describe the narrator. Once they have made this list, they...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.10, 11-12.10
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