The Professor's House Lesson Plan

Visualizing St. Peter's Decline

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will explore the Professor's character development and Cather's use of imagery through artistic expression.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

At this point in the novel, students should be noticing changes in the Professor's character. At the start of the novel, he is concerned about leaving his old home and melancholy about having completed his life's work, but he is still energetic and generally positive about life. As the novel progresses, he becomes more weary, burdened, and...