Drown 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 identify ways in which race, gender, and socioeconomic class intersect in Drown.

2. 2

   Students will be able to recognize the manifestations of misogyny in Drown and discuss the implications of this reading of the text.

3. 3

   Students will be able to identify the various stylistic and formal features of each story in Drown and how these features reflect the thematic content of the text.

4. 4

   Students will be write sophisticated analyses of themes as they recur and develop throughout the course of the collection.