Daily Lessons for Teaching The Drowned World

J.G. Ballard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Daily Lessons for Teaching The Drowned World

J.G. Ballard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1: On the Beach at the Ritz - Chapter 2: The Coming of the Iquanas)

Objective

Students will analyze the concepts of isolation and environmental change in the novel The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard. Within the first chapter, the author really sets the tone of the book, and shares on the impacts of the environmental change that took place. Readers follow Kerans' reactions to the intense new world, and begin to understand the implications of this momentous shift.

Lesson

Class Discussion: Begin by discussing the opening scene of the novel, where the protagonist Robert Kerans is reluctant to leave the cool comfort of his hotel room to go to work in the sweltering heat. Why do you think he feels this way? How do you think this environmental change has affected the characters in the novel? As the novel progresses, the characters become increasingly isolated from one another. Why do you think this is? How do you think the environment...

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