All the Light We Cannot See contains references to war, death, and rape, which may be worth warning students about. In addition, the novel assumes a level of pre-knowledge about World War II and its general series of events and references, some of which may be unfamiliar to students, so consider providing, or having students build, a study guide/"cheat sheet" to help students contextualize what these references mean in historical, cultural, and literary terms.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for...
