All the Light We Cannot See Lesson Plan

Building the Arc: Creating Snapshots of Characters' Voices

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to evaluate events in the novel from the perspectives of various characters.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3

Structure:

Building on the "Human Portraits: How Doerr Builds Character" activity from Day 3, students should be split into the same groups as in that activity so that they will continue analyzing the same character. Students will be examining the perspective and voice of their character and writing notes in a graphic organizer, chart paper, or online shared document (e.g. Google Docs)...