A Lost Lady Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will be able to make critical and analytical observations about the descriptive language and metaphors used in the novella.

2. 2

   Students will be able to interrogate the social and cultural assumptions of both the text and the characters.

3. 3

   Students will be able to identify the novella's themes and connect them to historical events.

4. 4

   Students will be able to compare and contrast the novella's portrayal of the American West to other works by Cather and similar authors.