Teacher Guide

The Garden Party 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 gain an appreciation of how Mansfield's writing exemplifies a modernist style within the medium of short-story writing. Students will examine the nature and structure of short stories and be able to articulate how Mansfield was a master of the form.

  2. 2

    Students will build vocabulary using different techniques, including through the context of the text and through reference materials.

  3. 3

    Students will identify and examine the evolution of the major themes as they present themselves throughout the work, and the symbols and imagery used to...

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