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Lesson 1: 300 Years Later — How Cultures Change and What They Keep
California CCSS: Focus Standards
California CCSS: Supporting Standards
ELD Standards
In this lesson
Today you will
Students will analyze how Sanderson develops character and theme through key details in The Alloy of Law.
Students will use textual evidence from The Alloy of Law to support written and oral analysis.
Essential Questions
The Alloy of Law takes place 300 years after the Catacendre. The magic still exists, but the world looks completely different — industrialized, politically complex, and urbanized. What does Sanderson suggest happens to culture, myth, and identity across 300 years?
What do you inherit from people you've never met? How does the past shape who we are even when we can't see it?
Texts used in this lesson
Novel
Mistborn: The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson
