Drown Lesson Plan

Synthesizing Themes and Analysis in Writing

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

In preparation for the final essay, students will use analytical skills developed over the course of the unit to create an outline of a longer piece of writing that synthesizes themes and character development from several short stories in the collection.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Structure:

To begin, students should choose either a theme or a character from the following lists:

Theme:

Family,

Sexuality

Masculinity

Identity

Belonging

Characters:

Yunior

Virta (Yunior's mother)

Ramón (Yunior's father)

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