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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)
Objective
Louise Erdrich is the author of The Round House. The aim of this lesson is to discuss the author's life and writing.
Lesson
Class Discussion: When did Erdrich begin writing? How did her parents encourage her to write? When did she begin writing her first novel? How did she collaborate with her husband? What did they write together to earn extra money? What influences her fiction? How does her heritage affect her writing? How does she feel about writing? How does she feel when her writing is going poorly? How does she do research for her books? What is a typical work day like? How does she deal with writer's block?
Activity: Create a chart or poster that shows these things: books Erdrich has written, any awards she won for writing, what critics say about her writing, and what different genres she has written in.
Assignment...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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