Teacher Guide

Infinite Jest 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 discuss themes of addiction, relapse, and recovery.

  2. 2

    Students will explore the text's predictive elements (i.e., aspects of the not-too-distant future) and discuss where the author was correct, and where he was not.

  3. 3

    Students will pull from a variety of sources outside of the text to better understand and explore postmodern literature.

  4. 4

    Students will use technology to create a variety of projects throughout their study of the novel.

  5. 5

    Students will discuss a variety of thematically significant details in the text, both as a...

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