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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-6)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the exposition of the novel. Students will identify and analyze elements from the first six chapters in order to identify the main characters, the setting, and any potential conflicts and themes the story might contain.
The first few chapters of the novel introduce the reader to the main characters, including Frances, the protagonist. The reader is introduced to Tranquillum House as well as failure, loss, and transformation. Finally, readers are introduced to potential conflicts, such as Frances’s conflicts regarding Paul Drabble and her career and Lars’s conflict with his partner.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Make some predictions about what will happen as the novel progresses. What potential conflicts do you see emerging as the novel continues? How is Frances in conflict with herself? How is she in conflict with others? How is Lars in conflict...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.2, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.4, 11-12.4
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