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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1 and 2)
Objective
Students will meticulously analyze the many different elements of the cover art included with the narrative of Milkman order to deepen their understanding of the connection between the work's themes and the cover art that is chosen by Burns to underscore these themes.
Visual literacy is a very important skill to foster in today's world and the vivid artwork featured on the cover of Milkman provides an excellent opportunity to teach students skills in visual literacy. One edition of the novel depicts a stunning sunset scene, but when the viewer looks closely, a single figure can be made out near the bottom of the frame. The person in the frame takes up so little space within the frame that a prospective reader of the novel might expect that the main character would have very little power, for example, a hypothesis that turns out to be true...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(b), 9-10.9, 11-12.2(b), 11-12.9
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