Disgrace Lesson Plan

Disgrace as Historical Fiction

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will understand the purpose and value of historical fiction as a way to learn about history.

Structure:

To begin this activity, introduce the concept of historical fiction with this short, easily digestible video. As they watch, students should take notes on the characteristics of historical fiction as a genre.

Upon finishing the video, begin a brief discussion about what they learned, applying the information to Disgrace as a piece of historical fiction.

Using this information, students will write a blog post discussing Disgrace as a work of historical fiction. First, they should...