Washington Square Lesson Plan

The Psychology of Washington Square

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore how the psychology of motivation can be used to understand the novel’s characters.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1

Structure:

William James was not only Henry James’s accomplished older brother, he also was the philosopher and psychologist who coined the famous term “stream of consciousness,” which came to refer to a writer's technique for giving readers the feeling of direct access to the thoughts of fictional characters. It is also a way to understand the...