The Penelopiad Lesson Plan

Rumors

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will understand the different ways rumors function, their impact, and their role in the book.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.3

Structure:

To springboard into a discussion about how rumors happen and what impact they have, begin this activity with the telephone game. For the telephone game, have students sit in a large circle. The teacher begins the game by whispering a sentence into the first student's ear. That student will then whisper the sentence into the next person's ear, and this will continue...