Pudd'nhead Wilson Lesson Plan

LOL, Pudd’nhead

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

To allow students to modernize the characters and events in the book, making them more relatable to a young audience.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

Structure:

What if social media had been available back in the days when Pudd’head Wilson takes place? You would think the characters in the story would eagerly embrace social platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

In this activity, students will create “fake” or imaginary Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and iPhone conversations between the characters in this section of the book.

There are lots of free...