Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Lesson Plan

Meaning and Value (Day 1)

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to work alongside Margaret on a long-term project that reflects their own personal values

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1

Structure:

Mr. Benedict asks the students in Margaret's class to do a project about "something meaningful to them." Students (like teachers) might note that the instructions here seem a little vague, but Margaret is able to think about what is most important to her—questions of maturity (menstruation and wearing a bra, her attraction to Moose) and questions of religion, which is the topic she eventually chooses. Students will use Margaret's...