Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 11 AIL 1026 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Little Vessels
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The idea
The chapter ends with the adults sweeping their eyes over the inclined plane of little vessels arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until full to the brim. The children are containers, and the metaphor is the chapter's thesis.
In practice
The children are containers.
Where people slip
This metaphor is the chapter's thesis.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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