Day 5

Age of Iron Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Essay-Writing Practice

    Kind of Activity:

    Individual Writing

    Objective:

    In this activity, students will practice essay-writing skills, gathering evidence and creating an argument about a particular theme or topic in the novel.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1

    Structure:

    Students should choose from the following list of potential essay topics and themes:

    Racism, death, education, protest, writing, active citizenship

    Students are allowed to propose an alternative topic subject to approval by the instructor (to ensure there is sufficient text in the novel to support a full essay).

    Part 1: Looking for Evidence

    Students should spend the first part of this...

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