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Lesson 1 (from Part One)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine 1900s India and the role arranged marriages played at that time. Big Ammachi is 12 when she marries a 40-year-old widower with a two-year-old son. Her life and home are typical for the time period.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is the time period in Part One of The Covenant of Water? How is Ammachi's life different from those who live and work on her husband's land? How is her life different from her mother's life? In what way is her life similar to the lives of those who live and work at Parambil? What is revealed about the standard of living in the early 1900s from the depiction of Ammachi's life and the life of other characters? What is revealed about the level of technology available at that time? How does Ammachi's story help readers understand what life was...
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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