Thirteen Reasons Why Lesson Plan

Female Solidarity Discussion

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

To understand the theme of womanhood in the novel

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Structure:

Hannah treats the girls in the novel differently than she treats the boys. She has a different set of expectations for Courtney and Jessica. There’s a sense that Courtney and Jessica should have some sense of solidarity with Hannah even if they...