On Beauty Lesson Plan

"On Beauty" and "Howards End"

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare and contrast "Howards End" and "On Beauty."

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Zadie Smith has said that On Beauty is an homage to E.M. Forster’s Howards End. In this activity, students will compare and contrast Howards End and On Beauty. Depending on time constraints, you may choose to show your class the 1992 Howards End film, one or more episodes of the 2017 Howards End miniseries, or have your students look up summaries of the original 1910 novel. As a class, make a list of the similarities and...