A Passage to India Lesson Plan

Debriefing the Book

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

To analyze the events of the novel from different characters perspectives

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Structure:

At the conclusion of the novel, we've seen significant development in the outlook of Aziz and Fielding and can imagine how the events of the story might have impacted secondary characters as well. In this exercise students will take on the role of a character to reflect on the events of the novel and consider their import for the future.

1. Assign each student a character to represent from the novel. Character names might be printed on cards and...