Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

is a rich, complex, and engaging novel.  It won the U.S National Book Award in 1953 and remains relevant to this day!

Here is a range of resources for teaching this intriguing novel focusing on six of the motif recurring throughout the book:

(1) Real/Surreal; (2) Black/White; (3) Music; (4)  Birds;(5)  Numbers; (6) the color Red

• Invisible Man – Unit Teaching Motifs
• Invisible Man – Getting to Know the Harlem. pdf
• Invisible Man – “Harlem” Poem by Walter Dean Myers
• Invisible Man – Essay Prompt #1 on Motifs
• Invisible Man – Essay Prompt #2 on Motifs with Rubric
• Invisible Man – Final Motif Project– Sample Slides in .pdf