Benito Cereno Lesson Plan

Where Are We?

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

By mapping out the geography of the book’s narrative, and labeling a diagram of a ship, students will gain a better appreciation of the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.A

Structure:

It can be helpful for students to understand the geography of the story, and what a ship like the San Dominick looks like. This activity has two parts. The first part will be to create a map reflecting the book’s narrative.

Students will need:

-A large piece of poster-board

-Colored pencils or markers to make the map

First, students will go to Google Maps and type in the...