We Have Always Lived in the Castle Lesson Plan

Shirley Jackson

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will learn more about Shirley Jackson and how her life shaped and influenced We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4

Structure:

In this activity, students will research Shirley Jackson’s life and write a paper using what they’ve learned to analyze some of the main themes in We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Here are two articles that students will find particularly useful. They are reviews of a biography of Jackson by Ruth Franklin that came out in 2017:

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