Daily Lessons for Teaching Kindred

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Daily Lessons for Teaching Kindred

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 60))

Objective

The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze the elements of magical realism in Kindred. In Part I, Butler transports Dana and Kevin both backwards in time by more than 100 years, not explaining how or why, but setting the reader's expectations that in the world she builds, such time-travel is possible.

Lesson

Class Discussion: How does Butler introduce elements of magical realism in Part I? How can readers interpret Dana's and Kevin's ability to travel through time? How does Butler explain the laws and rules of her worlds?

Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to answer the following in a group writing exercise: How do you understand the definition of magical realism? In Part I, how does Butler convince the reader to come along with her plot lines that involve elements of magical realism? When students...

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