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Lesson 1 (from Map)
Objective
This lesson introduces students to the nonfiction book The Yellow House. Students will research the author and the book’s publication, read “Map,” and analyze the narrative style established in the opening of the work. This memoir, by Sarah Broom, details not only Broom’s personal life but also the history of her family and her hometown of New Orleans East, Louisiana. The book’s central themes explore how place and home inform and connect to one’s personal identity of self.
Lesson
Research Activity: Take time in class to conduct research on author Sarah Broom and the publication of The Yellow House. What works had Broom previously published (articles, op-eds, etc.)? How was The Yellow House received critically upon publication?
Group Assignment: Assign students to groups of 3-4 each to read “Map.” As a group, discuss what information has been conveyed. What is the book...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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