Northanger Abbey Lesson Plan

“Remember that we are English, that we are Christians”: Identity and the Concept of Foreignness

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will read excerpts from James Baldwin's essay, "Everybody's Protest Novel", relate foreignness to the construct of race, and use these connections to deepen their reflection on Catherine's relegation of darkness to the realm of the foreign.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4,...