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Lesson Topic
A lesson Before Dying/E.Gaines
Lesson Outline
Continuing our introduction to our next novel, we reviewed the term "point of view". Bobby discussed the distinction between a first person and third person omniscient point of view, and I noted the issue of the unreliable narrator as an element of the first person narrative. Additionally, we examined the distinction between the author and the narrator in a first person point of view novel. Next, I placed in the virtual notebook a character list and discussed the relationship between the characters. We then discussed the social caste system in the Jim Crow South after which I added to the notebook the social caste system depicted in the novel even among the Black community where the lighter skin colored members deem themselves superior to those with darker skin . Last, I directed Bobby's attention to the four essay questions which we will work on during the course of our study, including one that delves into a comparison of the closing jury arguments illustrated in To Kill A Mockingbird and A Lesson Before Dying. We viewed a short , and the only interview, Harper Lee ever gave to a reporter discussing To Kill A Mockingbird ,and we will also view a short clip of the movie dramatizing the closing argument in To Kill A Mockingbird in order to assist in the preparation of the essay response.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
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Review Status
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