The Sound and the Fury Lesson Plan

Luster's Diary

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will creatively engage with the novel's perspective

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Most of Benjy's section involves him moving around the Compson property as Luster looks for a quarter. Like all of the Black characters in The Sound and the Fury, Luster does not get a chance to narrate his own story and is only described by others. To better understand Luster as a fully-developed...