All the Pretty Horses Lesson Plan

Tell a Story About Yourself

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will connect a character or situation in the book to their own lives through creative writing.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6

Structure:

Write a story about yourself that is related to someone or something that happened in All the Pretty Horses. Here are some examples:

-Like Alejandra, who has a father and aunt who basically control her life, do you also have controlling parental figures?
-Have you ever met someone who you had a negative gut feeling about but let them in your life anyway, like John Grady and...