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Lesson 1 (from A Conversation About the Rain to The Three Horseshoes)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss Nora's life and why she decides to commit suicide. Nora has so many regrets for the way that she has lived her life. When she loses her job, misses a piano lesson, and is told she no longer needs to help her elderly neighbor she decides that everyone is better off without her.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is Nora? Does she have a family? Why is she estranged from her brother? What is her life like? What regrets does she have about her life? Why does a man come to her door? How does losing her cat make her feel? The day after her cat dies, why does Nora have a particularly horrible day? How does her despair grow as the day goes on? What does she remember that she wanted to be when she grew up? What...
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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