The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson Plan

A surprising take on childishness

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will analyze an excerpt from the C.S. Lewis biography, The Narnian, then write an original essay in response to the excerpt.

Structure:

To begin, the following excerpt may be read together as a class. The passage may be divided into sections and each section may be given to a different student to read aloud while the rest of the class follows along:

“In most children but in relatively few adults, at least in our time, we may see this willingness to be delighted to the point of self-abandonment. This free and full gift of oneself to a story is what produces the state of...