On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Lesson Plan

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Soundtrack

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will create a soundtrack for the novel, combining words, images, and music into an album

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.b

Structure:

The students will be creating a playlist inspired by the novel's themes and characters. This will be an ongoing project to be completed by the last day of class.

Divide the students into pairs and explain that they will be creating a soundtrack for the novel. The pairs should work together and create a list of some of the events in the first two sections that stand out in their minds. Events include but are not limited...