The Grass is Singing Lesson Plan

Lessing's Biography

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to understand the influence of the author's life on her fiction

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8

Structure:

This activity will help students to understand the influence of Doris Lessing's biography on her fiction using a range of media and technological tools.

As homework the night before, ask students to research Lessing's biography, including both secondary biographies and primary sources. They should collect at least five sources, and write a succinct paragraph describing each source,...