One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Lesson Plan

Bricklaying

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will address key plot points in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

As divisive as the characters in One Day in the Life often are, they manage to come together while working outside after lunch.

To help students engage with the novel, this exercise asks them to participate in a bricklaying activity.

1. Break the class into groups of three or four.

2. Ask each group to reread parts of the section,...