In Cold Blood Lesson Plan

Nonfiction and Fiction

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

To understand the layering of fictionalized nonfiction that is Truman Capote's legacy

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3

Structure:

Watch the film Infamous with the class.

Initiate a group discussion of the film, and specifically of the layers of fact and fiction in both In Cold Blood and the story about In Cold Blood. Infamous is a narrative nonfiction account of the creation of a narrative nonfiction novel. Which details do the students notice being emphasized to make them feel a certain way about a certain character? Is Truman Capote a...