Day 1

Americanah Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Blogging (Day One)

    Kind of Activity:

    Long-term Project

    Objective:

    Students will be able to understand Ifemelu's project by creating a blog of their own

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6

    Structure:

    Discuss Ifemelu's blog with the students. Based on what they know so far, why do you think she chose to keep it? What impact has it had on her life?

    Over the course of the study of Americanah, students are going to keep their own blogs. The blogs should explore a subject that's significant both to them as individuals and to the world in which they life. Furthermore, the topic should involve observation...

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