The Marrow Thieves Lesson Plan

Compare and Contrast Dimaline to Dimaline

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will compare and contrast the short story to the novel, expressing their ideas clearly in an essay.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5

Structure:

Read the short story “After 'While” by Cherie Dimaline as a class. When you're finished reading it, discuss their impressions of the story. What is it about? What do they think of it? Talk about major themes they see, the characters, the voice, and the mood. Do they notice similarities between the story and the novel?

Now break students into pairs and have...