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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 69))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to compare and contrast Dara and Marie Durant. The sisters grew up as ballet dancers in their mother's dance school. When their parents die in a terrible car accident, Dara and Marie take over the dance school and begin running it, but Dara sees herself as the sister who is most competent and together. Marie seems less confident, though she is beloved by the younger students and is trying to assert her independence.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who are Dara and Marie Durant? What is the relationship between Dara and Marie as children, and then later as adults running the dance school? How does Dara treat Marie? How does Marie respond to Dara's criticisms?
Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group of students to create a Venn diagram with two circles, with one...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.7, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.7, 11-12.10
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