The Inheritance of Loss Lesson Plan

Biography and Fiction

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

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

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Structure:

As homework the night before, the students should research Kiran Desai's biography, including both primary and secondary sources. They should collect at least five sources and write a brief paragraph describing each one. Have them bring these sources to class the next day, either printed out or saved to a flash drive or tablet.

Break students into groups of three or four, and have them go around and share the sources they've gathered. Consider allowing...