The Nose Lesson Plan

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

1. 1

   Students will learn how to develop their own critical perspective, using close readings of the text and cultural/historical context as evidence to support their own interpretative argument, through class discussions and independent writing.

2. 2

   Students will analyze the structure and tenets of the grotesque in literature and write their own grotesque short stories.

3. 3

   Students will research and present on the history, major figures, and innovations of 19th-century Russian literature.

4. 4

   Students will research and present on the Russian class system...