Dandelion Wine Lesson Plan

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will write about a childhood memory in the style of the novel's author.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Structure:

As individuals, students will write about an experience from their own childhood summer. The purpose of this exercise is for students to attempt to capture the same level of detail that Bradbury employs in Dandelion Wine, and so the scope of the assignment should be kept relatively narrow. Students are encouraged to think of one memory that stands out from others and write as much as possible about it. This includes sensory details, their own...