Passing Lesson Plan

Clare’s Blog

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

To discuss Clare’s inner thoughts and feelings through the lens of modern social media

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Structure:

Reading Passing, we are always privy to Irene’s thoughts and feelings, but never to Clare’s. Clare’s we can only speculate about. In this activity, students will explore Clare’s thoughts and feelings by creating blog posts for her.

Students will work on this activity by themselves. Tell students to write five blog posts dated from the start of “Finale” to the end of the novel. In these posts, explore Clare’s inner thoughts. Remind...