Rabindranath Tagore: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Villain or Human?

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

By putting themselves in the shoes of the villain, students will consider the question: is man good or evil?

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.6. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3

Structure:

Start with a brief classroom discussion. Ask students to think of characters who have acted cruelly in today's reading and list them on the board (examples include but are not limited to: Mokshada, Phatik's aunt, the ghost in Skeleton, and Yajnanath).

Students will write a letter from the point of view of one of these characters. The letter will defend the character or explain why they did the things they...