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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-5)
Objective
Students will meticulously analyze the many different elements of the book's cover art in order to deepen their understanding of the connection between the work's themes and the cover art that is chosen 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 Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage provides an excellent opportunity to teach students skills in visual literacy. One edition of the book features on its cover a depiction of Malcolm’s canoe, which is called The Belle Sauvage. The canoe looks very tiny and powerless compared to the vast blue water and sky that looms above it. In this way, Philip Pullman encourages the reader to see the coming narrative as one that includes themes related to the role of underdog and related to the...
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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