The Bean Trees 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 closely read the text to determine its implicit and explicit meanings.

2. 2

   Students will practice thinking and writing analytically about literature, using examples from the text and appropriate literary terminology to support arguments about how a text functions.

3. 3

   Students will identify themes in the text and trace their progression throughout the work.

4. 4

   Students will learn about the circumstances of the lives of undocumented people in the United States.