Day 5

The Good Earth Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Anticipating Revolution

    Kind of Activity:

    Technology

    Objective:

    Students will research and report on the rise of communism in China, anticipating the effect it would have on Wang Lung's family and land.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

    Structure:

    Throughout the novel, there are rumors of wars and rebellions in the country. Though the novel never explicitly identifies these conflicts, it is clear that the novel is set around the 1920s, when communism was gaining traction in China. In the final section of the novel, there is much talk of a new war: a revolution....

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