The Green Mile Lesson Plan

Judging Percy II

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will interpret the evidence provided by the text.

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:

Perhaps even more so than Wharton, Percy is the prime villain of The Green Mile. But even in light of what he's done, it's not clear that he deserved to be sentenced to life in an institution after being forced to kill someone, with no sense of awareness or agency. For this assignment, students will judge if...