Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Common Threads and Word Webs

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Studnets will be able to identify common themes and motifs across an author's texts.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4

Structure:

Break out into small groups so that you have between 5 and 7 groups. Assign each group a story in this section and ask them to discuss motifs and themes in that story.

Ask one person in each group to act as a scribe, and to write down phrases and words that come up the most.

Use a chalkboard, whiteboard, or smartboard for the next part of the activity. After the groups have worked for about 15 minutes, bring the full class...