Day 3

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Use of Visual Detail

    Kind of Activity:

    Artistic Response

    Objective:

    Students will be able to connect written description with another medium

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1

    Structure:

    Discuss visual detail with the students. Konigsburg doesn't actually give a great deal of explicit visual detail; her descriptions are extremely action-based. However, she still gives readers a picture of what's happening. Consider, for instance, the descriptions of the children's first arrival in the museum, or their interactions with the crowd surrounding Angel. Though the detail isn't primarily visual, it does evoke a visceral experience. Read a passage aloud to explore this...

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