The Open Boat 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 be able to consider and discuss the impact of a writer's style on our perception of content.

2. 2

   Students will be able to understand "The Open Boat" in its historical context.

3. 3

   Students will be able to write both analytic and creative responses to the ideas put forth in "The Open Boat."

4. 4

   Students will be able to consider the meaning of "psychological realism" and its implications for this story.