William Faulkner's self-proclaimed masterpiece, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, is a fascinating exploration of the many voices found in a Southern family and community. Young scholars will explore the use of multiple voices in narration; learn about the social and economic conditions of the rural South in the 1920s and about William Faulkner's life; read, annotate, and discuss the text in class, individually and in groups.

Concepts

as i lay dying, literary analysis, narration, william faulkner

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Additional Tags

use of multiple narrators, critical analysis, edsitement, making inferences and drawing conclusions, lesson plans william faulkner, literature of the american south

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RI.9-10.9 RL.11-12.5 RL.9-10.7