Like a House on Fire Lesson Plan

Script Adaptations

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will be able to gain a deeper understanding of Kennedy's text by translating it into a different medium

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3

Structure:

For this activity, divide the students into small groups. Each group will be assigned one of the short stories from Like a House on Fire. Each group should discuss and take notes on their assigned story. What do they find compelling about that particular story? What makes it unique?

Explain that the groups will be adapting their story into a play. They need to write a script for that performance today,...