Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Lesson Plan

The Jacobs Diary Part IV

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

engage creatively with the novel's subtext

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Structure:

Here, the students will switch their perspective. Instead of writing as the author while outlining, they will write from Jacobs' perspective while she is mostly done writing the book, focusing on her emotional response to the process of her craft. They should write 3-4 separate entries, all of which should be paired with key moments scattered throughout the novel. In each entry, the student should explore what Harriet is feeling that she might not have felt able to convey to her reader, for fear...