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Vonnegut on the Shape of Stories
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Students will watch a brief lecture given by Kurt Vonnegut on the shape of stories and then will analyze the stories from Welcome to the Monkey House using his ideas.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.RL.11-12.9
Structure:
You will need a ream of computer paper or plenty of construction paper, along with markers and/or thicker pens.
On February 4th, 2004, Kurt Vonnegut gave a lecture to the Case College Scholars Program on his scientific approach to analyzing the "shape" of...
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