Sunday, April 20, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “The Garden of Time Short Story Literary Analysis + Met Gala & Fine Art, CCSS”

by Laura Randazzo
8th - 12th Grade


Use the Met Gala’s annual fashion parade of popular celebrities to hook students’ attention and pull them into an analysis of “The Garden of Time,” an excellent speculative fiction short story by J.G. Ballard.

This free download includes:

• Links to J.G. Ballard’s short story, “The Garden of Time,” where it is posted online by third-party web hosts

• Student worksheet of literary analysis questions and a detailed answer key to facilitate discussion

• Fashion design worksheets featuring female and male model options (creative thinking assignment)

• Slides of a public domain painting (fine art supplement)

• Suggested lesson procedure with helpful multimedia links

• Student handouts included in both PDF and Google Drive versions

Note: This collection of teaching materials is an independent product and is in no way affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I do not claim to have any association with The Met, and this product should not be misconstrued as officially endorsed or supported by that organization in any way.

Flower dress image credit: DALL-E, OpenAI’s image generator


https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Garden-of-Time-Short-Story-Literary-Analysis-Met-Gala-Fine-Art-CCSS-11567322





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