Thirteen Reasons Why Lesson Plan

Letter to Mr. Porter

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

To make connections between the main character and the minor characters

Structure:

Introduce this activity with a discussion about Hannah’s relationship to Mr. Porter. You can ask students the following questions:

- What is Mr. Porter’s role in Hannah’s life?

- Why did Hannah go to Mr. Porter for help?

- What do you think Hannah expected from Mr. Porter?

- How did Mr. Porter fail or hurt Hannah?

- How could Mr. Porter have done better?

- Based on Hannah’s recorded conversation, how would you describe Mr. Porter’s character?

- How would you describe Hannah’s character?

Have students imagine that...