Lesson 21: Cross-Scene Analysis — Comparing Yumi's and Nikaro's Responses to the Machine
50 min
Student Lesson
Lesson 21: Cross-Scene Analysis — Comparing Yumi's and Nikaro's Responses to the Machine
Student Learning Objectives
Content
Students will analyze how Sanderson develops character and theme through key details in Yumi and the Nightmare Painter.
Language
Students will use textual evidence from Yumi and the Nightmare Painter to support written and oral analysis.
Foundations
Students will use domain-specific Komashi vocabulary when discussing the text.
Essential Question
How does Sanderson use textual evidence in this passage to develop theme and character in Yumi and the Nightmare Painter?
What does this scene reveal about power, agency, or identity?
Connections to
Knowledge-Building
Close reading "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, Chapters 37-40: Two Characters Face the Same Threat Differently" builds the evidence base students need to analyze how Sanderson develops character and theme in Yumi and the Nightmare Painter.
Enduring Understanding
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.
Future Lessons
Evidence gathered from this passage will be referenced in upcoming writing and discussion lessons.
Unit Performance Task
This close read directly informs the unit's performance task, which asks students to synthesize evidence across Yumi and the Nightmare Painter to argue about the unit's essential questions.
Lesson Pacing
| Lesson Flow | Purpose of Learning Experience |
|---|---|
Launch5 Minutes | Orient students to the day's learning goals and activate relevant prior knowledge about Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. |
Literacy Lab10 Minutes | Provide direct instruction on the day's focus skill before releasing students to practice with the anchor text. |
Learning in Action30 Minutes | Students apply the day's focus skill to the anchor text with teacher support through circulation, conferring, and targeted questioning. |
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Addressed in Lesson
Yoki-hijo
A spirit summoner on Komashi who stacks rocks in precise formations to summon spirits from another realm; Yumi is the last yoki-hijo.
Nightmare
On Komashi, dark entities from the Shroud that attack people at night; Nikaro paints over them to contain them before dawn.
Virtuosity
The Shard of Adonalsium whose Intent is excellence and artistry; it Splintered itself on Komashi, becoming the source of the planet's unique magic.
Hoid
The narrator of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter; a worldhopper who has collected powers across the Cosmere and appears in all of Sanderson's works.
Additional Vocabulary
Not available for this lesson
Material List
- Text: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, Chapters 37-40: Two Characters Face the Same Threat Differently
- Graphic organizer: Character motivation tracker
- Handout: Annotation guide — tracking theme and evidence
- Student journals
Routines & Protocols
- Close Read & Annotation Protocol
- Think-Pair-Share
- Turn-and-Talk