Day 3

Absalom, Absalom Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Research Project Part 1

    Kind of Activity:

    Research

    Objective:

    Students will use digital research tools to learn about a historical topic related to the novel.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

    Structure:

    Part 1: Choosing a topic

    Students should choose from the following topics:

    1. Origins of the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy"

    2. Present-day manifestations of the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy"

    3. Haitian Revolution

    4. Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States

    5. Faulkner criticism and major points of contention

    Part 2: Preliminary Research

    Students should then begin to research their topic, gaining foundational historical understanding and making...

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