In this lesson, students build on lesson 5 by reacting to a painting and exploring a connected quotation. Over the course of the lesson, students practice skills and strategies designed to develop literal comprehension. The lesson then moves students into an analysis and synthesis of the important ideas related to a figurative great heart.

The lesson is annotated to highlight highly supportive lesson features, including rationale and accompanying Guidelines which provide information on why the features are effective for multilingual learners. Some of the features highlighted showcase learning opportunities that apprentice multilingual learners into valued academic practices.