Alice in Wonderland Lesson Plan

Illogic and Reason

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

to understand Wonderland's connection to reality, and thus Carroll's satire

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4

Structure:

As a class, examine the following excerpt:

`I--I'm a little girl,' said Alice, rather doubtfully, as she remembered the number of changes she had gone through that day.

`A likely story indeed!' said the Pigeon in a tone of the deepest contempt. `I've seen a good many little girls in my time, but never one with such a neck as that! No, no! You're a serpent; and there's no use denying it. I suppose you'll be telling me next that you...