Rashomon Lesson Plan

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

1. 1

   Students will practice engaged and discerning reading skills, learning how to infer characters’ inner thoughts, emotions, and motivations from what is explicitly stated in the text.

2. 2

   Students will practice writing analytically by using concrete evidence from the text to back up and develop original arguments.

3. 3

   Students will engage with Akutagawa's distinctive literary style while also practicing their own creative writing skills.

4. 4

   Students will think and write about the role that subjects like gender, mental illness, and morality play in the...