White Noise Lesson Plan

Lost in the Supermarket

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will act out a key scene in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

One of the recurring tropes in White Noise is the sense of awe that Jack and his family feel when they enter the supermarket. However, many students may not see the importance in this fairly mundane act. To help them better understand Jack's perspective -- and to see the humor in the novel -- they will act out a shopping...