Day 5

Kurt Vonnegut's Short Stories Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Vonnegut on the Shape of Stories

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will watch a brief lecture given by Kurt Vonnegut on the shape of stories and then will analyze the stories from Welcome to the Monkey House using his ideas.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.9

    Structure:

    You will need a ream of computer paper or plenty of construction paper, along with markers and/or thicker pens.

    On February 4th, 2004, Kurt Vonnegut gave a lecture to the Case College Scholars Program on his scientific approach to analyzing the "shape" of...

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