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Lesson 1 (from 1. The Rules of the Game)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to analyze how Urrea uses threatening imagery to convey the dangers of the desert. The eponymous Devil's Highway of the book serves as the setting for the book's central action and will inform a great deal of what transpires within.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What natural dangers do we typically associate with the desert? What actions can we take to mitigate or prepare for these dangers? What forces confound our ability to prepare? What forces does Urrea depict as exacerbating the desert's dangers? How does Urrea construct a sense of danger when describing the desert?
Group Activity: Draw three columns on the board, labeling them "positive connotations," "neutral/ambivalent connotations" and "negative connotations." Have students locate descriptors Urrea that uses for the desert within the first chapter of The Devil's Highway, recording them in the column they deem appropriate. Discuss why...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(d), 9-10.3(d), 11-12.2(d), 11-12.3(d)
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