The Dream House Lesson Plan

Cracked Mirrors, Take Two

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will represent in writing (original paragraph or two, song lyrics or poetry [found or created], or a passage from another text, for example) an aspect of the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4

Structure:

Discuss the following aspects of the text thus far with the students:

- Looksmart’s self-perception

- Patricia’s perception of Looksmart

- Patricia’s self-perception

- Looksmart’s perception of Patricia

- Beauty’s self-perception

- Richard’s perception of Beauty

- Richard’s self-perception

- Beauty’s perception of Richard

Students should first...