The Trial Lesson Plan

Influences on the Court

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Research literary, philosophical, historical, or biographical influences on the text's creation.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2,CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

Structure:

What are the circumstances under which this unusual, unfinished story came to be? In this classroom activity, students have the opportunity to learn a bit more context about The Trial's author, Franz Kafka. You may wish to start by assigning this very brief bio of the author: https://www.kafka-online.info/franz-kafka-biography.htm

In small groups, students should conduct independent research...