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A 16-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces readers to the themes, motifs, and literary devices used by Octavia E. Butler in her time-travel, first person slave narrative.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Read together the Prologue and have class members create a KWL chart to guide their reading
- Then project the Presentation and have viewers take notes on the information
- Instruct readers to record in their notebooks specific passages that develop the five themes and motifs referenced in the presentation
Classroom Considerations
- Second resource in a series of four in a Kindred unit plan
Pros
- The presentation focuses readers' attention on the literary devices Butler uses to develop her themes
Cons
- None