The Adventures of Augie March Lesson Plan

The Many Loves of Augie March

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will recognize the tropes used by the novel

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Although he has many loves in the novel, all of Augie's romantic relationships seem to follow a familiar model. To help students think about the portrayal of love in the text, students will recreate one of the ends of Augie's relationships as a soap opera, a breakup song, or a comedy.

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