Northanger Abbey Lesson Plan

Teenagers, Technology, and the Passage of Time: Examining the Reasons for Our Collective Psychological Problems

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will compare and contrast society and psychology in the Bath of Northanger Abbey and the U.S. today.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6

Structure:

To begin, students should read two...