Cal Lesson Plan

Another Perspective

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write a portion of Chapter 4 from Marcella's perspective.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2

Structure:

The events of Cal are relayed entirely through our protagonist's perspective: in other words, we are never really given the opportunity to see how other characters react to what's happened, beyond what Cal observes from them. As a result, it can be difficult to know what our other characters are thinking without a bit of extrapolation based on what Cal sees. However, doing so can be a valuable exercise in understanding how authors create multifaceted characters within...