Julio Cortazar: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Beyond Language

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore the limits and possibilities of language through direct experience and through discussion of Cortázar's text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

In the story "Axolotl", the amphibians cannot express or communicate with words, and yet they do communicate something to the narrator. In this activity, students will...