Zone One Lesson Plan

The Post-Apocalyptic Genre

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will connect the ideas in the video to the novel and explore the relevance of the intersection of these ideas in contemporary society.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

Begin this activity by watching the video, "Why Are Post-Apocalyptic Stories So Popular?"

Now break students into small groups of 3-5 to discuss how some of the points in the video intersect with Zone One. Provide students the following questions to kickstart their group discussions:

1. Does Zone One seem to be a warning for worse things...