Move beyond worksheets with this discussion-first, five-deck unit on Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle. Designed for senior English and AP Literature classrooms, this resource guides students through the memoir genre, narrative structure, character and theme analysis, stylistic craft, and extension response work — all built around rich discussion and hands-on activities rather than passive comprehension questions.

What’s included:
• Deck 1: Context & Author — memoir as genre, Walls’ background, reception and controversy
• Deck 2: Structure & Narrative Craft — nonlinear structure, child’s-eye vs. adult narration, memory reconstruction
• Deck 3: Themes & Characters — resilience, parental failure and love, class and shame, the fire motif
• Deck 4: Language & Style — imagery, tonal shifts, understatement, reconstructed dialogue
• Deck 5: Extension & Response — ethics of memoir writing, comparative discussion, essay-style tasks

Perfect for: AP Literature, senior English electives, memoir/nonfiction units, literature circles
File information: Non-editable PDF, Not an editable PowerPoint / How to use: Upload to your LMS for digital learning / Print selected pages for classroom use / Display pages to guide discussion and activities / Adapt in presentation or design platforms if desired (formatting may vary)