Shuggie Bain Lesson Plan

A Single Image in Time: Painting With Words in Shuggie Bain

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will deepen their understanding of Stuart's use of the visual by analyzing scenes in the novel which mimic paintings.

Common Core Standards:

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

Structure:

At various points in this lesson plan, we have studied the way Douglas Stuart borrows from other genres in Shuggie Bain, from considering whether the story might lend itself well to...