Xala Lesson Plan

El Hadji: An Exploration of Ethics

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will build cases either criticizing or defending the character of El Hadji in order to explore the multiple internal and external forces involved in his suffering.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Part 1: Students will begin this activity by noting their own personal emotional and philosophical reactions to El Hadji’s trials and tribulations in today’s reading. They should go through...