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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1: Tribulations and Chapter 2: Preparations)
Objective
Students will investigate O'Connell’s purpose in using an epigraph section to begin the book Notes from an Apocalypse and will make predictions about its possible connection to the thematic messages within the text.
The epigraph section of Mark O’Connell's book Notes from an Apocalypse” features two quotes. The first is an excerpt from a famous speech by Greta Thurber in which she prevails upon world leaders to save the Earth, thereby introducing many of the text’s major themes such as anticipation, environmental destruction, and Individualism. Students will study the author's use of an epigraph to open the text and will see how doing so can illuminate the text's meaning, even if they have only just begun to read the work in question.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why might an author begin a book or a chapter with a quote from a different literary work...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3, 9-10.7, 11-12.3, 11-12.7
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