Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-10)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the anchoress and what is revealed about her motives. Evie's pivotal work was about the anchoress. The anchoress was a woman who devoted her life to prayer.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What account of an anchoress does Evie read in her class in Chapter 4? How did the woman describe the building of her cell in 1341? How did Marie picture the building of the cell? What was she feeling as the cell was built around her? What did she say that her heart did? What question did a student ask about Marie's motives? How did Evie answer the boy's question? What does Evie say about Marie's prayer book? What does Evie think that means? Why does Evie believe that Marie was most alive in that place? What is revealed about the motives of an anchoress?
Activity: Divide the students into...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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