The Garden Party Lesson Plan

The Garden Party & Other Stories - The Remix

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

To have students reflect on the nature of a collection of short stories and the work of editing and curating that goes into their creation.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2

Structure:

Students will collaborate to discuss and decide what order they would choose to present the stories if they were to publish a new edition of the collection.

Divide students into groups of 4-6. Instruct them to create a new order in which to publish the stories within The Garden Party & Other Stories. The only rule is...