The Adventures of Pinocchio Lesson Plan

Discussion: Pinocchio's Original Ending

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore some of the history behind the story.

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should have them read the following article:

1. Bad Things Happen to Bad Children: https://slate.com/culture/2011/10/carlo-collodi-s-pinocchio-why-is-the-original-pinocchio-subjected-to-such-sadistic-treatment.html

Once the class has finished reading, the teacher should hand out a worksheet with the following questions to each of the students, and then break them up into groups...