Lesson Support for Chapter 3
Third Read
Grade 11, Unit 1—Chapter 3
pp. 52-54
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Text-Based Discussion Questions
1. Who is the narrator in A Woman’s Wartime
Journal?
2. How does the narrator react as the Union
soldiers steal her belongings?
3. How do Lunt’s memories of her husband
show her appreciation and love for old
Dutch?
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Text-Based Discussion Questions
1. Who is the narrator in A Woman’s Wartime
Journal?
The narrator is a woman, a mother, and a
plantation owner. She explains events that
happened to her.
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Text-Based Discussion Questions
2. How does the narrator react as the Union
soldiers steal her belongings?
She watches helplessly and then appeals first to
the guard and then to Captain Webber for
protection.
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Text-Based Discussion Questions
3. How do Lunt’s memories of her husband
show her appreciation and love for old Dutch?
She fondly remembers how the horse served her
husband well and even carried him to his grave.
This makes the loss of this animal feel like the
loss of a friend who would be forever missed.
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Synthesizing ideas from different texts is an
important skill for college and career writing. What
similarities do you see between Inman’s and Mrs.
Lunt’s experiences during the Civil War? Consider
the personalities of Inman and Dolly, Inman’s
interactions with soldiers and doctors, and Dolly’s
encounters with Union soldiers and their
commanding officer. What theme do the excerpt
and diary share? Record the similarities between
the two selections in the following graphic
organizer.
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
Characters
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Plot
Theme
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Characters
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Civil War/hospital
Plot
Theme
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Characters
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Civil War/hospital
Civil War/plantation home in
Georgia
Plot
Theme
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Characters
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Civil War/hospital
Plot
Inman as an injured soldier is confined
to the hospital.
Civil War/plantation home in
Georgia
Theme
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Characters
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Civil War/hospital
Civil War/plantation home in
Georgia
Plot
Inman as an injured soldier is confined
to the hospital.
Dolly is a Southern woman
confined to her home and forced
to suffer the indignities of looting
from the Yankee soldiers.
Theme
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Focus on Synthesizing Texts, p. 54
Literary Elements Cold Mountain
A Woman’s Wartime Journal
Characters
Inman, a wounded soldier, is a victim of Dolly Lunt, a Southern woman, is
war. He displays courage and resolve.
a victim of war because her house
and all of her belongings are
destroyed or stolen by the Union
soldiers who invade her home.
She displays courage and resolve.
Setting
Civil War/hospital
Civil War/plantation home in
Georgia
Plot
Inman as an injured soldier is confined
to the hospital.
Dolly is a Southern woman
confined to her home and forced
to suffer the indignities of looting
from the Yankee soldiers.
Theme
Common themes to both include:
Surviving war takes courage. War
touches the lives of all involved,
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