Lolita
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
- 2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4
- 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Lolita
In this first section of Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar introduces the reader to herself and the six women who participated in her secret class. The class met every Thursday in Azar’s home. This class has a book club feel, but Azar pushes her students to do the...
