Sister Carrie Lesson Plan

A Game of Euchre

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will act out one of the games in the novel.

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:

In the early sections of Sister Carrie, the characters play a card game called Euchre. But unless you’re from the Midwest, you’re probably not familiar with this particular game. To help students get a better grasp of the activity, they will play a few rounds of Euchre.

1. Begin by breaking the class up into groups of four.