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Chapter 1: “Less Bread! More Taxes!”
Sylvie and Bruno

Lewis Carroll

Abstract: The Chancellor gets agitated at the roaring crowd outside his window. They are waiting for the Warden and seem to be screaming for less bread and more taxes. Bruno comes in looking for Sylvie.

Source: Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno (London: Macmillan and Co., 1889)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Historical
Reading Level: 6        Language: English        File Name: 1090
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.3: The student uses the reading process effectively.

LA.D.1.3: The student understands the nature of language.

LA.E.1.3: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.


Theme: Social Commentary
Reading Strategy: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web
 
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