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Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Chapter 7)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine Joy's discontent with her circumstances, and why she is not content. Last year Joy and her husband sold their business. Now, she is struggling to keep busy.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is Joy doing in Chapter 2? Why is she struggling with the quiet of her house? Why is she not used to the quiet? After she and her husband sold their business, why has she felt that "everything ended, juddered to a stop" (9)? Why does she feel a sense of loss after selling the business? How were she and her husband defined by Delaneys Tennis Academy? How has she lost her sense of purpose? Why are she and Stan not suited for retirement? What does Joy believe they need in order to be able "to retire with grace and verve" (15)? Why does she think "Regret" (9) would be a...
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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