Northanger Abbey Lesson Plan

Morality and the Body: Knowing From Within

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will participate in a body practice from Resmaa Menakem's book The Quaking of America and relate their experiences with Catherine's experience in Northanger Abbey.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9

Structure:

To begin, students should try the following body practice from the recently published book, The Quaking of America...