Everything is Illuminated Lesson Plan

Cultural Origins, Part 1

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will learn to use web-based catalogues to find, analyze, and cite content related to a cultural tradition of their choice.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.8

Structure:

The disappearance of Trachim and the destruction of his carriage becomes a tradition in the small shtetl of Trachimbrod that is commemorated/celebrated for generations. Everything is Illuminated gives the reader the opportunity to experience the origin of that tradition. Many cultural traditions in the real world have origins that are no longer clear, or have been long forgotten. This exercise will have...