Alice in Wonderland Lesson Plan

Real-Life Wonderland

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

to understand that Wonderland is not as far removed from our own experiences as we might imagine

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

Structure:

Working individually, students should each choose an experience that made them feel discombobulated, out of place, like they were entirely ignorant of the rules, as Alice is in Wonderland. Have them construct a 400-word personal essay about how that made them feel, how they responded to it initially and how — or if — they ultimately overcame it. Ask them to include details, both physical and emotional, of the new...