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Lesson 1 (from Prologue - Three)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine what books mean to characters. and what Doerr conveys about the importance of books and reading. Anna lives in a time when girls do not learn to read, but she hungers for books. Zeno and Seymour find the library and books to be a refuge.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why does Zeno feel lonely and isolated when he and his father move to Lakeport? When does he discover the library? How do the librarians welcome him and read to him? What worlds does Zeno find in the stories the Cunningham sisters read to him? Why does he start stopping at the library every day after school? How does the library help him cope with his new life? What struggles does Seymour have dealing with people? When does he find the library? How does Marian help him identify his owl...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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