The Garden Party Lesson Plan

The Bad Guy

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

To examine point of view in storytelling

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

Structure:

Mansfield, in her longer short stories, tends to switch back and forth between the viewpoints of different characters. However, in this day's reading, there are three stories with distinct antagonists -- or, at least, people who cause significant disturbance to the protagonist.

Have each student write a version of the story from the viewpoint of the antagonist in the story. The options are:

- The young couple from Miss Brill

- The older man at the...