All the Pretty Horses Lesson Plan

Writing What Comes Next

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will analyze what they know about the book to hypothesize what is likely coming next in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4

Structure:

Begin this activity with a short classwide discussion about the plot of the novel thus far. Cover the specifics about the major events that have happened as well as what readers know about the characters. Also, be sure to talk about where the novel leaves off at the end of Chapter One:

John Grady and Rawlins have just arrived at a ranch in Mexico where they will be working for...