Teacher Guide

Room Lesson Plan

Introduction to Room

Room was written by Emma Donoghue and published in 2010. It was shortlisted for several awards, like the Man Booker Prize, the Orange Prize for Fiction, and the Governor General's Awards. It was an ALA Notable Book, a New York Times Notable Best Book of the Year, an Irish Book Awards winner for Best Irish Novel, and the Salon Book Award winner. It also went on to be a movie. Emma Donoghue told the Guardian that after Room's success, "I've had a great last year...I don't see how my friends can do anything other than hate me."

Room is told from the perspective of five-year-old Jack, who was born on Rug in Room and has never been outside of Room. As Jack explains to the reader, Jack’s...

Join Now to View Premium Content

GradeSaver provides access to 2375 study guide PDFs and quizzes, 11027 literature essays, 2797 sample college application essays, 926 lesson plans, and ad-free surfing in this premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders.

Join Now

Already a member? Log in