Shuggie Bain Lesson Plan

The Toxic Myth of Normal

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will read excerpts from multiple texts, participate in a guided meditation, engage in discussions and collaborative activities, and complete written assignments designed to help them explore the maltreatment of Shuggie in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Structure:

To begin the activity, student volunteers may read the following brief excerpts from Shuggie Bain:

Reading excerpt no. 1: “Do you have to be so annoying?...