Day 2

Xala Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    El Hadji: An Exploration of Ethics

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will build cases either criticizing or defending the character of El Hadji in order to explore the multiple internal and external forces involved in his suffering.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

    Structure:

    Part 1: Students will begin this activity by noting their own personal emotional and philosophical reactions to El Hadji’s trials and tribulations in today’s reading. They should go through...

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