Bad Feminist Lesson Plan

Who is the Speaker?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Analyze Gay's depiction of her voice and character, as the speaker of all the essays in "Bad Feminist."

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6

Structure:

Ask your students to discuss the following questions as a class:

- Is the author a character in this book?

- Is her voice/character development consistent across the many pieces in this collection?

Can the speaker in each essay be a character if she’s representing the thoughts and feelings of a real person? Of course! Writing is always crafting an artifice, even if you’re representing yourself...