Alas, Babylon 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 prose style, allusions, point of view, and metaphors used in the novel.

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 and think critically about the novel's themes.

4. 4

   Students will be able to put the novel within the context of Cold War and post-apocalyptic fiction.