Teacher Guide

Drown 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 be able to identify ways in which race, gender, and socioeconomic class intersect in Drown.

  2. 2

    Students will be able to recognize the manifestations of misogyny in Drown and discuss the implications of this reading of the text.

  3. 3

    Students will be able to identify the various stylistic and formal features of each story in Drown and how these features reflect the thematic content of the text.

  4. 4

    Students will be write sophisticated analyses of themes as they recur and develop throughout the course of the collection.

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