Day 1

The Open Boat Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Life of Stephen Crane

    Kind of Activity:

    Research

    Objective:

    Students will be able to consider the author's experience and the significance of his writing such an autobiographical story

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2

    Structure:

    Create a collective timeline for the class spanning the years of Stephen Crane's brief life—either a physical timeline on chart paper or an online timeline using classroom software. Divide students into two groups. One group should be assigned to research Crane's life and work, including both his personal life and his writing life. What are his best-known works? How did he become a...

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