The Secret History Lesson Plan

Creating the Myth: Tartt's Use of Descriptive & Figurative Language

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will closely examine a few selected text segments from the novel's first few chapters, and discuss and evaluate the scenes Tartt presents as they imagine them based on the descriptions.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5

Structure:

This activity helps students to look closely at Tartt's imagery, evaluate her in-depth descriptions of people and surroundings, and discuss how she creates the evocative scenes and descriptions of events...