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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 54))
Objective
The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze Highsmith's establishment of the dynamics and feelings that dominate Vic and Melinda Van Allen's unorthodox marriage in Part I. In Part I, Highsmith explains through dialogue and exposition that Melinda is a serial philanderer, and the entire community of Little Wesley knows it - including her husband, Vic. Vic does not quite turn a blind eye to his wife's infidelity, but rather appears to calmly accept, if not quitely condone, it. As Part I draws to a close, though, the reader realizes that Vic is actually much more upset by Melinda's actions than he lets on to others, including to Melinda and his closest friends.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How does Highsmith reveal the main details and dynamic of Vic's and Melinda's marriage in Part I? How and when does Highsmith begin to distinguish the Van...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 11-12.9
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