2022 Alexa Hanna West Chester University '22 English B.S.Ed. Literature
9TH GRADE ACELERATED HONORS: UNIT PLAN Of Mice and Men: Power Dynamics, Otherness, and the American Dream This unit has students approach Of Mice and Men through a Marxist lens. Students will define and apply Marxist concepts, such as the American dream, rugged individualism, classism, ideology, and false consciousness. A Marxist lens will help students analyze how a capitalist society treats it members based on their class, gender, and race. The unit poses the question: Who is supposed to achieve the American dream?