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Lesson 1 (from Introduction and On the Way, Pages 1-22)

Objective

Introduction and On the Way, Pages 1-22

This book is comprised of letters. The objective of this lesson will be to review some major aspects of Laura and Rose's lives and to discuss how the autobiographical nature of the book affects the plot and the feeling.

Lesson

1) Life Review of Author: Provide a brief overview of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life along with some of the major events in her life. Split the class into groups and assign each group one of the major events from her life. Instruct each group to study their event and write about how this event would have shaped her life and affected her writing style. Allow each group to present their information. Discuss some of the different ideas that are presented.

2) Personality Analysis: Review each separate person that is in the first 22 pages. Have the students identify each person named, and...

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