Peter Pan Lesson Plan

Death and Children's Literature

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will examine the darker elements in the narrative, and see how the attitude towards death compares with contemporary ones.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

Peter Pan contains a large amount of violence, which it treats in a fairly cavalier manner. This is unusual for contemporary children's literature, though themes of death, loss, and trauma are not.

Divide students into groups of 4-6. Have each student group examine/answer each of the following questions:

- Identify five instances of violence in Peter Pan.

- How is the...