A Lesson Before Dying Lesson Plan

Biography and Fiction

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to understand the influence of the author's life on his fiction

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

As homework the night before, the students should have researched Gaines's biography, including both secondary biographies and primary sources. They should collect at least five sources, and write a succinct paragraph describing each source. Have them bring these sources to class, either printed out or saved to a personal computer or tablet. The latter may be necessary if they have sound...