Drown Lesson Plan

Sexist Character or Sexist Book?

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

In this activity, students will use strong textual evidence and reasoning to argue whether Drown is a critique of sexism or the embodiment of it.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

In preparation for this activity, students should read the following articles:

“How Junot Diaz Wrote a Sexist Character But Not a Sexist Book” by Joe Fassler: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-junot-diaz-wrote-a-sexist-character-but-not-a-sexist-book/262169/

“Junot Diaz and the Myth of the Male Genius” by Lyta Gold: ...