The Color of Water Lesson Plan

Setting the Scene

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will analyze a chapter in McBride's book and strategically model the author's use of details in their own creative writing piece.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6

Structure:

For this activity, students will reread and analyze Chapter 24 in depth. For Part 1, If possible, students should bring their own copy of the book...