"Incantations" and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Ghost Stories

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will creatively engage with the story.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Driving "When Anklets Tinkle" is the ghost story that Rao tells his future in-laws. While the nature of his ghost story might be different from those in the west, the idea of ghost stories certainly is not.

For this project, students will break into groups and share ghost stories with one another. After sharing 2-3, the...