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Title:
Forrest, Williams. Plainswoman. The Language of Literature. Ed. Applebee, Arthur, et al.
Evanston, Il.: McDougal Littell, 2002. 8-19. Print.
The title relates to the story because she is a woman who lives on the plains in the spiritual form
but in reality is she is a plain old woman and just like a lot of other woman.
Purpose: List the focus objectives for this selection: The purpose of the story is to feel safe.
Theme: (point, moral, lesson learned from story which is universal and timeless)
What is the subject/topic of the story: To face your fears and forget about the past
What is the theme: You either kill or get killed in our world
How do you know: Nora is happy once she faces her fear of cutting of plentys finger
What symbols appear in the story? 1) Noras baby, represents new life. 2) The train represents
leaving home 3) Britan represents comfort and family. 4) the barren plains represent the
loneliness and isolation. 5)Plentys finger represents the fear
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3-4
CCSS ELA R1
Read closely to determine
what the text says
explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual
evidence when writing or
speaking to support
conclusions drawn from
the text
CCSS ELA R2
Determine central ideas or
themes of a text and
analyze their development;
summarize the key
supporting details and ideas
CCSS ELA R5
Analyze the structure of
texts, including how
specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger
portions of the text (e.g., a
section, chapter, scene, or
stanza) relate to each
other and the whole
A student who earns a 4 goes beyond what was taught. A student who earns a 3 demonstrates a strong knowledge
of what is explicitly taught. A student who earns a 2 shows a grasp of the simpler concepts and may have errors or
omissions when it comes to the more complex concepts taught. A student who earns a 1 only demonstrates a partial
understanding of simpler concepts taught (Marzano 2006).