Indian Horse Lesson Plan

Blogging the Book

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will record their reactions, questions, and make and evaluate predictions throughout the duration of the book

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.10

Structure:

Indian Horse recounts scenes of institutional abuse (mental, physical, and sexual), mental health issues (including suicide, depression, and alcoholism), and racism. This material may be triggering to some students, particularly students for whom these events may be part of their family history. The teacher should warn the class ahead of time about each of these occurrences and remind students to...