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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 74))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the symbolism and importance of water in the novel. Living in the Arizona Territory in the late 1800s as a homesteader, raising three boys and caring for her elderly mother-in-law, Nora Lark is constantly worried about their water supply. When, early in the novel, Nora's husband Emmett travels to a neighboring town to track down their water supplier and fails to return, Nora's situation grows more desperate.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Where do the Larks live? What are some of the most pressing concerns on the homestead, and in homestead life in the Arizona Territories? What factors have contributed to the continued and worsening scarcity of water for the Larks? What are some of the sources of water that the Larks use? Why is Nora in a particularly desperate situation in terms of her water supply in...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.5, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.5
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