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Lesson 1 (from Family Soundscapes: "Relocations" - "Box II")
Objective
Students will investigate Luiselli’s purpose in using an epigraph to begin the narrative of Lost Children Archive and will make predictions about its possible connection to the thematic messages within the text.
One of the two quotes included within the Epigraph section of Luiselli’s debut novel Lost Children Archive consists of the Migrant Prayer. The epigraph states,”To leave is to die a little. To arrive is never to arrive,” (4) thereby introducing many of the text’s major themes such as dislocation, cultural bonds, and longing. Students will study the author's use of an epigraph to open the text and will see how doing so can illuminate the text's meaning, even if they have only just begun to read the work in question.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why might a writer begin a book or a chapter with a quote from a different literary work...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3, 9-10.7, 11-12.3, 11-12.7
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