Teacher Guide

A&P and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will identify key themes and techniques in both individual stories and the works as a whole.

  2. 2

    Students will examine how the stories respond to real-life events and trends happening at the time of their publication.

  3. 3

    Students will creatively respond to the stories and will apply the themes to their own lives.

  4. 4

    Students will research Updike's life and analyze its relationship to his body of work.

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