We Have Always Lived in the Castle Lesson Plan

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Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will present, and reflect on, the personal spaces where they live, just as the novel presents the house where the Blackwood sisters live.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.C; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

The Blackwood mansion is an important element in We Have Always Lived in the Castle. The sisters devote much of their time neatening and cleaning the house, and in turn they derive a certain power from the house—particularly in the kitchen.

Too often, we ignore the impact our environment can have on our mood and well-being. In this activity, students...