A Dance of the Forests Lesson Plan

Read the second half of Part One. Start reading at the following line: "Obaneji: Let me beg you to be quiet then."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2
   Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3
   Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

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