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Social Media Post
Kind of Activity:
Mixed Media
Objective:
Students will be able to write from the point of view of the characters in the text, gaining audience awareness as a writing strategy.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3.d
Structure:
Split students into small groups. Explain that they will create two mock social media posts of Sean Monahan’s shack where Ray and Japhy stay. This activity will utilize multimedia and social-media mindsets to immerse students into the imagery and themes of the text.
Begin by having groups search through the text (Ch. 24 for example) for descriptions of both the inside of the shack dwelling up the hill behind the Monahan...
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