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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1: “How Nobody Came to the Cemetery”)

Objective

“How Nobody Came to the Cemetery” is the perfect first scene as it sets the stage for the rest of the novel. The objective of this lesson is to explore some of the possible foreshadowing that happens in this scene, and to discuss some of the possible outcomes.

Lesson

Prediction: Read aloud the section in which Mrs. Owens promises the child's mother that she will watch over her boy. Ask students to each write a short prediction about what this strange promise between dead strangers could be foreshadowing. Do you think it gives away too much? Why or why not? What evidence is there in the scene to support your belief? Allow some volunteers to read their ideas.

Group Activity: Split the class into groups, and assign each group one of the characters in this chapter. Ask each group to write a prediction about what they...

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