Nights at the Circus Lesson Plan

Victory With Wings

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to think about the depiction of Fevvers through a feminist lens.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

Structure:

Students should consider the many sides of Fevvers, and the many ways she is characterized in the novel - both by herself and others. Prompt students to pull quotes from the novel to illustrate their readings of Fevvers’ character. You may wish to consider the following prompts for class discussion:

- When is Fevvers’ considered to be a representation of something or someone, rather than simply herself?
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