Interior Chinatown Lesson Plan

Charles Yu and Interior Chinatown

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

In this activity, students will read about author Charles Yu and discuss connections between his life and the focus of Interior Chinatown

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

Part 1: 10 minutes

Individually, students should read the following article about Charles Yu from The New York Times:

With His Fourth Book, Charles Yu Finally Feels Like a Writer

While they read, students should take notes on details that feel pertinent to Interior Chinatown, whether that is details about the genesis of the novel, parallels between Yu's life and Willis', or broad thematic ideas...