Outliers Lesson Plan

We Are Family

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

To relate concepts and ideas from the text to the student's personal family history

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.3

Structure:

In Outliers, we read about many kinds of people—some who have achieved extraordinary success, like Bill Gates and Joe Flom, and some whose lives have been tinged with disappointment, like Chris Langan and Maurice Janklow.

All of these people were innately talented and hard-working, but circumstances outside their control influenced the trajectory of their lives for better or worse.

In this activity, students will delve into their...