These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
Every classroom is different, but we are aware that literature with queer content is under attack in many U.S. states as of this writing in 2022. Duffy is a prominent and storied poet—your defense of her work may provide a scaffolding for your colleagues to defend teaching other, less prominent LGBTQ+ writers and stories.
The questions provided for the final paper are most...
