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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 55))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze Kay's style in Part I of the book. Kay uses simple, short, and direct sentences while managing to convey an impressive depth of feeling and emotion through her characters. Students should explore how Kay's style affects the reader's experience of the story by examining her use of sentence structure, narration, and dialogue.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How would you describe writer Jackie Kay's linguistic style in Part I of Trumpet? What do some of the signature features of her writing seem to be? What kind of sentence structure does she use? How much does the speaking style and tone of the dialogue and narration change between the sections that focus on different characters?
Small Group Activity: Divide students into small groups and ask each group of students to make a chart titled "Kay's Style." Ask them to...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1(a), 9-10.2(f), 11-12.1(a), 11-12.2(f)
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