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Lesson 1 (from "Cell One")
Objective
The first story, Cell One,” introduces us to Adichie and also to her writing style. In this lesson, students will analyze Adichie’s writing, for how it reveals her strategies for using language to convey meaning. The tone and mood set in the opening stories set our expectations for how Adichie will us language and reveal meaning and create tension and in the remaining stories. By paying close attention to the opening stories, we can build a sense of what to expect of her as a story teller, and also of what we can expect of her characters and stories.
Lesson
1. Close Reading: Read the first few paragraphs, and write a short essay that analyzes the writing style. How does Adichie write? What kinds of words does she use? How are her sentences structured?
2. Small Group Discussion: Ask students to work together in small groups to...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
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