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A Death in the Family Teacher Resources
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The Language of Faith and Self-Identity in A Death in the Family: The influences of religion and
psychoanalysis seen in Agee's work are examined in this essay that draws from both A Death in the Family, and Let us Now Praise Famous Men. Extension activities offered at the end of the essay are
best suited for academically advanced students. Get the PDF.
Lightening the Somber: A Death in the family: Read this graduate student's perceptions about the
director's use and symbolism of light in the film. Get the PDF. Lesson Plans
A Death in the Family: Novel to Film:
Focusing on close text reading of the novel and the transformation of those words into film, students can compare and contrast the decisions made by the
author, and film maker. A bonus here is actual script excerpts that provide students an opportunity to scrutinize certain scenes after examining the text in the novel. Get the PDF.
A Death in the Family Study Guide: This complete guide walks teachers through the novel/film by offering discussion and writing activities, background information, springboards for online research
and even an extensive vocabulary list. Get the PDF
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Being There: Students are provided with an in depth look at Agee's life, his home town of Knoxville, and the time period in which he lived in this multi-faceted lesson of discovery.
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Exploring Grief Issues in A Death in the Family: Addressing the five stages of grief, a high school counselor creates a powerful lesson where students at once explore the different stages of grieving among characters in
A Death in the Family, and internally explore their own dealings with grief in their own lives. Get the PDF.
Exploring Setting in A Death in the Family: This pre-reading/viewing activity helps students
investigate the life and times of turn of the century Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Get the PDF.
Grief and Renewal Through Poetry: In this post-reading/viewing lesson students express their own
reactions and feelings in dealing with grief through the use of Poetry. Great examples pulled from the plot and setting of A Death in the Family are provided. Get the PDF.
Narrative Perspective in A Death in the Family: Students closely examine the subtleties of character development through narrator perspective in this collaborative learning lesson. A special activity
connecting the characters in this work to Holden in The Catcher in the Rye and Gene in A Separate Peace is also included. Get the PDF.
Symbolism in A Death in the Family: Students take the skills of identifying and analyzing symbols from printed text to film in this lesson designed to be used with viewing the film, A Death in the Family.
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