Reading
Lesson 4: Kaladin's Depression — When the Protector Cannot Protect Himself
California CCSS: Focus Standards
California CCSS: Supporting Standards
ELD Standards
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Today you will
Students will analyze how Sanderson develops character and theme through key details in Rhythm of War.
Students will use textual evidence from Rhythm of War to support written and oral analysis.
Students will apply foundational reading strategies — fluency, decoding, and vocabulary in context — while engaging with Rhythm of War.
Essential Questions
How does Navani's scientific work in this passage model a form of resistance that does not rely on physical power?
What does Kaladin's depression reveal in this scene about the cost of leadership and the limits of heroism?
Texts used in this lesson
Novel
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
Short-Form Text
Rhythm of War, Chapters 12-14: Kaladin's Depression — The Cost of Constant Protection
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