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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-4)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine Allison's disinheritance, and how it has affected her as a person. Two years after Allison's father died, her mother disinherited her and her brothers. This turned her into a person who keeps everybody at a distance.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What type of life did Allison live before her mother disinherited her and her brothers? At what stage of her life was Allison and her brothers when they were disinherited? Why does Milly say that her mother lives "at the edge of a Mildred Story-shaped hole" (12)? What does that comment infer about how Allison lives her life? What type of person does Milly think being disinherited has turned her mother into? How does Allison keep everyone at a distance? How does Milly describe the relationship between her mother and father as an example of how Allison keeps everyone at...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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