Jorge Borges: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Influence and Impact

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will consider one of the key themes of “The Approach to Al-Mu’tasim” and will reflect on what they think about it in terms of their own view of the world.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4

Structure:

In “The Approach to Al-Mu’tasim,” the protagonist in Bahadur’s novel searches for a man by looking for the qualities that he has left in the people he has met. Ask the students to reflect on this idea, and what it means for a person to leave traits in those who they encounter. Students should write a reflective response on what it means for the novelist’s...