Paradise Lost Lesson Plan

Podcast: How Is Paradise Lost Relevant Today?

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will learn fundamental skills of interviewing and storytelling using modern technology.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11–12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11–12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11–12.6 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.6

Structure:

For this exercise, students will be tasked with creating a 5–minute podcast in which they discuss the relevance of Milton's Paradise Lost to the world today.

In the first part of this activity, the teacher should explain this objective to students and ask them about their familiarity with podcasts. What...