A White Heron and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Polly’s Journal

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

To practice writing in character voice and use the text to make inferences about the character’s “off-screen” life

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B

Structure:

Students will write a three-page journal entry from the perspective of Polly Finch. The entry should describe a day in Polly’s life at any point during the timeline of Farmer Finch, explaining what she did and how she felt about it. Students should take information and inspiration from what the story says about how she spends her time and how she feels about the other characters, but may do further research...