Eight Plus One: Stories Lesson Plan

Familiar Mysteries

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Analyze a key quote, then prompt students to apply that analysis in their creative writing.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Structure:

In the introduction to "Guess What? I Almost Kissed My Father Goodnight," the author describes what he hoped to convey with the craft of this story, and why. As a class, discuss the following quote:

“The story is told from the boy’s viewpoint because I wanted to preserve the mystery of the father, to show that although some questions are never really answered, there are tantalizing hints and indications.”

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