Teacher Guide

The Adventures of Augie March Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

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

  1. 1

    Students will be able to make critical and analytical observations about the prose style, allusions, point of view, and metaphors used in the novel.

  2. 2

    Students will be able to interrogate the social and cultural assumptions of both the text and the characters.

  3. 3

    Students will be able to identify and think critically about the novel's themes.

  4. 4

    Students will be able to put the novel within the context of literary and cultural presentations of selfhood.

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