106 pages • 3 hours read
Stephen ChboskyA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. How can we discuss books that address serious issues like mental health? How can we make our classroom a safe space?
Teaching Suggestion: The Perks of Being a Wallflower includes a lot of sensitive content, including drug use and sexual abuse. As the instructor, it’s important to create a space where students can come to you if this novel becomes too emotionally difficult or triggering. Discussing this with students at the outset is critical. Let students know that they can talk to you or the school counselor if they have difficulty finishing the novel.
2. Stephen Chbosky uses an epistolary form as the structure for The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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