Reading
Lesson 3: The Alethi Caste System — Darkeyes and Lighteyes
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 Way of Kings.
Students will use textual evidence from The Way of Kings to support written and oral analysis.
Students will apply foundational reading strategies — fluency, decoding, and vocabulary in context — while engaging with The Way of Kings.
Essential Questions
What does this scene reveal about power, justice, or belonging in Roshar?
How does Sanderson's choice of POV shape what the reader is allowed to know?
Texts used in this lesson
Novel
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
Short-Form Text
The Way of Kings, Chapters 1-3: The World of Roshar
Newsela Staff
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