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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 44))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the graphic imagery Kenan uses to describe the killings of animals in the first section of the book. In describing both hog killings and Horace's killing of a kitten, Kenan uses specific and vivid visual details to set a tone of foreboding and horror. The hog killing involves an element of community bonding, and Horace's killing of the kitten is used in an ancient, occult spell, linking the animal killings with their purpose grounded in two different types of rituals.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Which animals are killed in the first section of this book? What is the purpose behind the killings of the hogs as Kenan describes them, and Horace's killing of the kitten? What are the differences between the ways Kenan describes the hog killings and the kitten killing? What kind of language does Kenan...
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, 9-10.2(b), 11-12.1, 11-12.2(b)
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