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Lesson 1 (from Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapters 1-12)

Objective

The 5th Wave is a young adult supernatural thriller by American author Rick Yancey. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia following the attack of extraterrestrial life forms on Earth. In Part I: “The Last Historian,” the reader is introduced to Cassie Sullivan, a sixteen-year-old survivor of the invasion and the novel’s protagonist. In this lesson, students will research author Rick Yancey and will identify and analyze the protagonist and setting established in Part I: “The Last Historian,” Chapters 1 through 4.

Lesson

Research Activity: Conduct research on author Rick Yancey and the publication and critical response of The 5th Wave. When was the novel released? How many other works has Yancey written? What genre(s) does the author focus on?

Group Assignment: Assign students to groups of 3-4 each. As a group, students will read the first four chapters of Part I: “The Last Historian...

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