Unit plan for The
Collector by John Fowles
Created by Jamie Fein
April, 2002
I have decided to write my
unit plan on The Collector because
the novel explores the depths of how far people will go to capture their
ideals, as well as what happens when you capture beauty. Since the novel is broken into two journals,
one written by the collector, and one written by the innocent specimen; it
allows the readers to examine the same story in two different points of view. This unit plan is geared towards a tenth grade
high school English class. The following
lessons focus on learning about the characters through language, incorporating
technology and performance into the classroom, and creative writing exercises
focusing on the character’s point of view.
This book is very unique with its perspective and would be a great
addition to any tenth grade English curriculum.
I have used Shakespeare Set Free and The Cambridge Edition of the
Shakespeare plays as a guide for creating some of the lesson plans. Any other source used is properly labeled.
I hope you have as much fun
going through the unit plan as I did creating it.
- Jamie Fein