Day 4

A&P and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Mini-Bildungsromans

    Kind of Activity:

    Creative Writing

    Objective:

    Students will discuss how Updike's stories fit into the Bildungsroman genre and will write "Mini-Bildungsromans" of their own.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3

    Structure:

    Many of Updike's stories deal with the development of adolescent male characters, particularly their moral/spiritual development. In the stories in this Lesson Plan, this is most clearly seen in "A & P" and "Pigeon Feathers." In novels, this thematic focus usually classifies the novel as a Bildungsroman.

    Begin the activity by defining the term...

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