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Lesson 1 (from Foreword-Chapter 3)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss Pariahs and what is revealed about the caste system. Kanthapura is divided into different quarters--Brahmin, Pariah, Potters' Weavers', and Sudra. There are rumors that Moorthy will be excommunicated for going into the Pariah quarter.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What are dwellings like in the Brahmin section of Kanthapura? What are dwellings like in the other quarters, especially the Pariah section? Why would Achakka and other Brahmins not go into the Pariah quarter? What do people say when Moorthy goes into that quarter? Why does Achakka say she "closed [her] ears" (9) when she learned he went to the Pariah quarter? What do the Gandhi men say about caste? How do people in Kanthapura feel about abolishing caste and accepting the Pariahs? Why is Moorthy threatened with excommunication when he visits the Pariahs? What is revealed about the caste system by...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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