Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

“Monsters in My World”

In this activity, students will demonstrate their understanding of Pet’s monster motif by creating a visual argument linking the book’s definition of monster to an institution in our own society.

If the revolution that happened in Lucille before Pet begins were to happen in our own society, what are some facets of our society that the angels might want to eliminate? For this project, you will choose something in our own society that you find especially monstrous. Then, you will create a visual argument that demonstrates why this is something that the angels in Pet would want to get rid of.

Find Evidence in the Book

• Look through Pet for 3-5 pieces of evidence related to what the angels consider a monster to be and jot down quotes and page numbers.

Choose a Monster

• Choose some aspect of society that, based on the evidence you gathered from Pet, would be considered a monster by the angels.
• You may choose a social institution or individual aspects of it, characteristics of individuals associated with it, or archetypal figures that are representative of it, for example.