Teacher Guide

The Thing Around Your Neck Lesson Plan

Notes to the Teacher

-Since Adichie is a living author and her works deal with many of the foremost sociopolitical issues of our time, the material overtly asks students to confront these issues within themselves. This lesson plan aims to guide students through the material in a supportive way, but it is also meant to be challenging. Students should be encouraged not to gloss over these challenges, but to fully process the text emotionally as well as analytically.

-Many of the activities in the lesson plan are designed to be flexible. They may be adapted to take more or less time to complete, as well as to suit either an in-person or digital learning situation.

-There is a racial slur in "On Monday Of Last...

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