The House of the Seven Gables Lesson Plan

DailyHepzibah

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

To examine point of view by reimagining the opening of the shop through Hepzibah's eyes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

Structure:

Discuss the way the narrator introduces Hepzibah, and the tone he takes in describing her, especially where it is mocking. Ask students what effect the narrator's point of view has on our own perception of Hepzibah.

Then break students up into groups of four or five. Have them reinterpret the events so far, but as a blog written by Hepzibah. Ideas for entries:

- Getting ready in her chamber the morning of the...