Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 36))
Objective
The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze Adam's attitude towards his fellowship. In Part I, Adam feels like a fraud, wondering why the foundation awarded him the fellowship and feeling as if he is not really worthy of it. Instead of engaging in any real work or research, he largely spends his days at this stage visiting art museums and taking drugs.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is Adam's fellowship focused on? How does he feel about the foundation and the fellowship itself? What does he spend most of his time doing, and why?
Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to create a list titled "Adam's Fellowship." Ask students to go back through Part I and to document Adam's actions and feelings about his fellowship, including the way he describes it to others. When students have...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.9, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 11-12.9
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