Middlesex Lesson Plan

The March of Time

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will understand how the events of Cal's ancestral line affect his present.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5 ; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6

Structure:

There is a narrative toggling in Middlesex, where Cal switches off between his present in Berlin and the past stories of his grandparents, parents, and childhood. Have the students create a timeline using Tiki Toki, which while allow them to visually conceptualize the major events of the novel. As a group, the class should discuss what they believe are the important points of the story so far—Desdemona and Lefty's journey to...