Manhattan Transfer Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will assess, analyze, and engage with the content of the novel, developing their own critical perspective using research and close readings.

2. 2

   Students will learn about the modernist tradition through research and collaborating on a modernist literature project.

3. 3

   Students will learn about the philosophical tradition of existentialism and how it is related to the content of Manhattan Transfer.

4. 4

   Students will learn about the Progressive Era and analyze how it is represented in the novel.

5. 5

   Students will engage in a critical discussion...