Little Women Lesson Plan

Are You Still Such A Jo? (Part 2)

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will reassess what they know about the novel's major characters

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6

Structure:

Begin by having students break into the same groups that they had in Day 1 for the "You're Such A Jo!" activity. Hopefully, students still have their written responses available. Have groups discuss which character they first identified with at the novel's outset, and then ask groups to talk about whether they feel the same way, now that the novel has concluded.

Encourage students to think about how the girls themselves changed over the course of the novel: is...