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Lesson 1 (from Front Matter and I)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to understand a genre to which Stella Maris belongs—psychological fiction. How and where a novel fits influences how it is understood by its readers, as well as what readers it is likely to reach; readers interested in psychological fiction might pick it up, while those who dislike such works might never read Stella Maris.
Lesson
Class Discussion: When you go to a bookstore, online or in person, how are the books separated from one another and grouped together? What categories are present? How does a person know which book belongs in what group—or even what the groups are? Where might you find Stella Maris? Why?
Group Activity: Looking as a class at the front matter, what features of the text—diction, sentence length, content, figurative language, etc.—seem indicated as appropriate for psychological fiction? Guide discussion to identify...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 11-12.1, 11-12.2
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