In the Skin of a Lion Lesson Plan

Close Reading: In the Skin of a Lion (Part 1)

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will practice close reading.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

Structure:

Before the activity, have students read an article about close reading, like this one from the University of Warwick: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/currentstudents/undergraduate/modules/fulllist/second/en227/closereading/.

To begin the activity, explain to students that they are going to do a close reading of a scene from In the Skin of a Lion. Explain to them that there is a particular way of doing close reading, as evidenced by the article they read for homework. Then, work...