The Dutch House Lesson Plan

The House as a Character

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will study significant homes across different literary works, analyzing how The Dutch House fits into this tradition.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1

Structure:

The Dutch House is ultimately a place that Maeve and Danny live in for a small portion of their lives, but it takes on a massive significance for them in the years after Andrea banishes them. In many ways, the Dutch House functions more as a character than it does as a setting in the novel. It comes in and out of Maeve and Danny's lives, and they have a complex,...