Night at the Circus covers a few sensitive or adult issues, such as child abuse, sex, and death. There is very little in the way of explicitly depicted violence or sexual encounters, but individual students have individual needs and you may want to make space for guided and tolerant discussion at your discretion.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. For the sake of improving their written expression, teachers should encourage students to write on topics that have been discussed in...
