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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1)

Objective

Thorby is unaccustomed to kindness and as a result he cries himself to sleep holding onto Baslim. The objective of this lesson is to look at kindness and its effect.

Lesson

1) Discussion: Have the class discuss what kindness means. Have the class different ways that kindness is shown on a daily basis.

2) Classwork: Give the students 3-5 different types of characters. They can be from literature, history or simply a generalized title or person such as a movie star or invalid. Have the students write down each of the characters and explain the differences that kindnesses would be viewed by them. A rich lady as compared to a poor single mother would need different kindnesses. Have the students explain how these characters' views would differ from Thorby's.

3) Homework: Ask the students to find another literary work in which an act of kindness is pivotal to the...

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