A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Lesson Plan

Tenant Farmers, Sharecroppers, and Landowners

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research the history of tenant farming and sharecropping in the South to understand the historical context of "Barn Burning."

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6

Structure:

To fully understand "Barn Burning," it is important to understand the culture and economy of the rural South in the 1930s. Without this historical background, Abner Snopes's penchant for destroying property just seems like a strange character flaw. By studying the deep injustices and class...