Find the central idea in an excerpt from Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" with a literary analysis lesson. As your class analyzes a section of the story, they determine how the author forms the central idea with purposeful word choice and character development.

Concepts

character development, central ideas, literary analysis, word choice, tone

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage your class to develop their Quick Writes into more extended analysis essays
• Have learners work in literature circles to share their observations
• Use discussion questions to check for understanding in a reading assessment

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is the ninth in a series about the same short story, which might take a lot of time in your curriculum
• You can find the text for the story on page 258 in the attached module overview

Pros

• Addresses word choice as a critical component in tone and character development
• Includes both blank and completed versions of the worksheets and logs

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.1.c L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.4.b