Day 2

Cannery Row Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Meet The Model T

    Kind of Activity:

    Research

    Objective:

    Students will present research prepared on a historically relevant and significant aspect of the novel's world.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.A

    Structure:

    In today's reading, Steinbeck remarks that someone should prepare an "erudite essay" describing the impact that the Ford Model T had on American culture. Although students are not expected to go this far, this assignment will ask them to prepare a brief summary on the Model T with regard to its history, success, and a general note on its long-term effects on American culture. Students may perform this research on their own or with a partner....

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