The Shadow Lines Lesson Plan

A Final Monologue

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will show how well they understand the narrator and two major themes in the novel based on the content (and performance) of their monologues.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

Students will write a monologue from the perspective of the narrator to serve as an "epilogue" to the novel. They will need to consider things like where the narrator is, what they are thinking, and why, and incorporate those details into their monologues.

Before they begin, show the class the following two...