The Art of Racing in the Rain Lesson Plan

Racing as Living Blogs

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will track insights about the art of racing and analyze how they may relate to the 'art of living'

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.10

Structure:

In The Art of Racing in the Rain, Enzo often imparts wisdom from the racing world and relates it back to the real world. In this week-long activity, students will be keeping a blog as they read the novel, tracking Enzo's insights.

Explain to the students that as they read The Art of Racing in the Rain, they should look out for different insights or words of wisdom that are found within the novel....