Where the Crawdads Sing Lesson Plan

Letters To Yourself

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write three journal entries from three different characters' viewpoints.

Structure:

Throughout our first two days of Where the Crawdads Sing, we've met many characters from a wide variety of backgrounds and levels of morality. Between Kya, Tate, Mabel, and Jumpin', students have a vast array of personalities to choose from.

For this activity, students will prepare three journal entries of 300-500 words, each exploring the perspective of one of these three characters. Students are free to pick any medium they want for these entries - for instance, a handwritten journal, or an online...