Teacher Guide

Mahasweta Devi: Short Stories 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

    Students will both seek to understand Devi's subaltern characters on their own terms and to relate the themes in the stories to their own lived experience. A variety of discussion questions and activities will support students in finding this balance.

  2. 2

    Students will engage with Devi's work on the level of content (including identifying the major themes in the story collection and grappling with the work's most central questions) and on the level of craft (including engaging with topics such as specific storytelling techniques and organizational...

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