Flight Behavior Lesson Plan

Flight Behavior explores heavily politicized and contentious issues in contemporary society, including the role of religion, infidelity, climate change (especially as related to social class, education, and poverty), the polarization of liberal-minded and conservative-minded people, and science versus religion. Because students are not likely to all fall into one camp here, it is important to address potential bias from the author as well as that which students may bring to the novel. It may also be important to discuss discerning fact from opinion, perhaps starting with how to identify each. Expect conflicting attitudes related to these topics, which can be tempered by reminding...