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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-5)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the writing technique of in media res, and how it is used in Chapters 1-5 of A Master of Djinn. In media res is the technique of beginning a story by starting with a pivotal point or situation that is the culmination of a series of events. Clark begins the story with a murder.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How does the author start in the middle of a story in Chapter 1? How does Clark capture readers' attention and cause them to start asking questions? How does the author use Archibald to provide some backstory as the action moves forward? How have most of the details been removed that explain what has happened previously and what is going on in Chapter 1? How do readers have to figure out who Archibald and the Hermetic Brotherhood of al-Jahiz are? How is in...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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