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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-7)
Objective
Students will investigate Applegate’s purpose in using an epigraph to begin the narrative of Wishtree and will make predictions about its possible connection to the thematic messages within the text.
The epigraph Applegate includes at the start of the novel Wishtree is a poem by Mary Carolyn Davies from 1924. The poem is entitled “Be Different to Trees” (vii) and its lines revolve around the idea that only those who are quiet long enough to truly listen are the ones who will gain the most wisdom. Thus, Applegate’s chosen epigraph introduces many of the text’s major themes such as communication, collectivism, and the mysteries inherent in the natural world. Students will study the writer’s use of an epigraph to open the novel and will see how doing so can illuminate the text's meaning, even if they have only just begun to read the...
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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