Dawn Lesson Plan

Elements of Successful Dialogue

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will study successful dialogue writing for fiction and they will take on the role of a professional book editor to analyze Butler's use of dialogue in a scene from Dawn.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

Begin by dividing the class in half. Students in group 1 will use personal devices to read the...