The Green Mile Lesson Plan

Del's Days

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will relate with the characters in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

It can be hard for students at school to relate with prisoners on death row, especially those who have done such horrible things. But there can be some surprising points of connection if we look for them.

For this assignment, students will try to relate with Delacroix by figuring out how to make the best of a bad...