The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Lesson Plan

Autistic Minds

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to utilize research to develop a project analyzing novel's character development and narrative structure

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6

Structure:

Though it is widely held by critics that Christopher is autistic, this fact is never stated outright in the novel. Students will research the autism spectrum to evaluate the ways in which Haddon establishes Christopher's presumed autism. They will examine utilize this research and representations of autism in other media to assess the...