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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine how Maas presents background information and how backstories are used in Chapters 1-2 of A Court of Frost and Starlight. Authors have many different ways to communicate what has happened to characters in the past. Maas frequently uses characters' memories to reveal information from the past.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How does Maas reveal information about Feyre and Rhysand? Does she provide enough information for readers to understand who they are and their position in society? How does Maas inform readers about the war and tragedies that characters have experienced before the book opens? Why is that information important to help readers understand characters? How does Maas introduce other characters and provide information about their pasts? How is the information Maas provides important for readers to understand? What are some different ways that Maas uses backstories? Do the backstories...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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