Reading
Lesson 2: The Thrill — Examining the Psychology of War and Violence
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 Oathbringer.
Students will use textual evidence from Oathbringer to support written and oral analysis.
Students will apply foundational reading strategies — fluency, decoding, and vocabulary in context — while engaging with Oathbringer.
Essential Questions
How does Sanderson use Dalinar's flashbacks to develop the theme of accountability without absolution?
What does this scene reveal about the relationship between individual moral failure and systemic harm?
Texts used in this lesson
Novel
Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson
Short-Form Text
Oathbringer, Chapters 3-5: Dalinar's Flashback — The Thrill and the Rift
Newsela Staff
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