Teacher Guide

Interior Chinatown Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will be able to identify the various stylistic features of Interior Chinatown and discuss their relevancy to the novel's thematic concerns.

  2. 2

    Students will be able to discuss various aspects of AAPI discrimination, from the history of anti-Asian laws in the United States to the rise in hate crimes since the onset of COVID-19.

  3. 3

    Students will be able to identify, analyze, and write about central themes in the novel relating to representation, immigration, belonging, and the American Dream.

  4. 4

    Students will be able to recognize various...

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