Shuggie Bain Lesson Plan

A Recipe for Abuse

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will conduct an in-depth analysis of a passage in Shuggie Bain to explore broader questions about individual behavior and the societal structures which influence that behavior.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

To begin, students may be prompted: Douglas Stuart spoke in an interview on the way his own...