Day 2

Normal People Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Identity Charts

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will understand the idea of identity by exploring the protagonists' identities along with their own.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

    Structure:

    In the novel, Marianne and Connell struggle with their identities, yearning to achieve "normalcy". In this activity, the students will explore Marianne and Connell's identities as well as their own.

    Write "Identity" on the board and ask students to come up with a definition for the word. Identity: The qualities that make a person who they are.

    Have the students offer examples of categories that people often use to define themselves such...

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