Lesson 33: Dalinar Reads the Way of Kings — Memory and Accountability

Close reading "The Way of Kings, Chapters 52-54: Dalinar Studies the Ancient Text" builds the evidence base students need to analyze how Sanderson develops character and theme across The Way of Kings.

Close reading with annotation develops the habit of supporting claims with precise textual evidence — the same skill required in every writing lesson in this unit.

Evidence gathered from this passage will be referenced in upcoming writing and discussion lessons.

This close read directly informs the unit's performance task, which asks students to synthesize evidence across multiple scenes to argue what The Way of Kings claims about its central themes.