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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1: Paco )
Objective
Students will analyze how Joaquin brings together elements within the exposition stage of The Woman Who Had Two Navels in order to set up a complex world that will serve multiple functions as the novel progresses.
Plot development is an incredibly important and multifaceted element of any novel, and Joaquin is no exception. In particular, the exposition stage must be effective in getting across to the reader an array of different characters, their personalities, their habits, their quirks, and any other information useful to setting up the world imagined by the author. In addition, an author's effective use of the exposition phase is crucial to setting up major themes of the work, in this case laying the framework for theme inclusions such as national identity, regret, and deception. By analyzing the exposition phase, students can gain a greater understanding of how the exposition phase works and...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.5, 11-12.5
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