Can you tell everything about a character based on their actions? Delve into the prominent characters of Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" with helpful reading tips and discussion questions. A thorough lesson plan provides vocabulary words, a graphic organizer to track development, and a writing prompt to analyze the characters of Mirabella and Jeanette.

Concepts

reading comprehension, literary analysis, characterization, word choice, annotation, figurative language

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project the graphic organizers onto a whiteboard for learners to fill out together
• Have your class keep a reading journal with copies of the tracking organizers or a notebook for them to copy down important passages

Classroom Considerations

• Look for the short story on page 258 of the attached module overview; the listed page number (229) refers to the original publication page
• The sixth lesson in a series of 17 based on the short story

Pros

• Includes a document version of the lesson plan for editing
• Encourages close reading and active note-taking

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 SL.9-10.1.c L.9-10.4.a