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Judging Samuel
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will engage with the play's moral perspective
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4
Structure:
Even more so than Loureen, Poof! demands that we deal with Samuel's guilt. Did he deserve to spontaneously combust and have his ashes swept under the carpet? This exercise will address those questions.
Break the class into three groups: the prosecutors, the defenders, and the judges.
Ask members of the class to...
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