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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 37))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the unnamed narrator's feelings about her Jewish heritage in the story "Switzerland." In the first few pages of this story, the narrator observes, "We were European Jews, even in America, which is to say that catastrophic things had happened, and might happen again." The narrator seems to associate the financial and emotional turmoil in her family with the family's broader heritage and history.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How do you think the narrator in "Switzerland" feels about her Jewish heritage? How do you think being Jewish has influenced the family's path? What kind of outlook does the narrator and her family have on the world in general, and how do you think this outlook is related to the family's Jewish heritage? What kind of challenges has the narrator's family faced in the past due to their Jewish...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.5, 9-10.9, 11-12.5, 11-12.9
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