Unterrichtsskizze zu "The Tortilla Curtain" von T. C. Boyle

Contextualization
“[...] Boyle has dealt with two aspects of the American Dream: the views foreigners have of America as 'the land of plenty' and the idea of the self-made man who rises from poverty to affluence.” (Bruck: 50)


Description of one lessons

Lesson one (week one): The students have read the novel over the summer. The teacher has mentioned this task at the beginning of the semester again to make sure that there would be enough time to prepare to novel, just in case. At the beginning of the first lesson of this block the class sits together in a round collecting everybody's first impressions on the novel The Tortilla Curtain. The teacher is a quiet observer and serves from time to time as a host. In order to keep the students talking there will be no disruption from the teacher. At the end of the lesson teacher and students part without any homework.