Every classroom is different, but be aware that Plath's portrayal of depression, betrayal, and possibly delusion could be upsetting to some students. Scaffold the process of reading and discussing it carefully.
These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays and projects. For the sake of improving students' written expression, teachers should...
