Foe Lesson Plan

The Man Who Was Friday

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will compare the same character across two different texts.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

Structure:

Although students have compared Foe with Robinson Crusoe for a previous assignment, they have not yet examined Friday very closely. For this activity, they will do so. Students are not required to read Robinson Crusoe in order complete this assignment. Rather, encourage they to perform their own research. Once they are familiar with the major differences between the two versions of Friday, they will prepare a one-page response detailing those differences and discussing...