The Namesake Teaching Unit with Assessment and Resources Study Pack

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri teaching unit for English/Literature senior students.

The teaching unit includes:

• 10 week teaching sequence and overview of the text
• Social and historical context of the novel including cultural assumptions
• Learning activity suggestions and immersive classroom game
• Analysis of aesthetic features and stylistic devices
• Exemplar paragraphs with annotations
• Character arcs
• Student worksheet template suggestions

Files in PDF form for ease of use.

The files are provided as PDFs for flexibility as teachers use different formats in their classrooms. You can:
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the pdf and convert and save as a PowerPoint.