Teacher Guide

In the Penal Colony Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

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

  1. 1

    Analyze and understand the formal significance of written language in storytelling, contrasting it with the storytelling tools of non-linguistic media.

  2. 2

    Compare and contrast aspects of different works by the same author in order to better recognize the author's literary techniques.

  3. 3

    Relate the source text to relevant historical events, using those events to illuminate the meaning of the narrative, and using the narrative to better analyze and evaluate those events.

  4. 4

    Through close textual analysis, develop and hone basic skills for defending and...

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