A White Heron and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Capitalism, Industry, and Stories

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

To better understand the forces that shape the lives of the characters in Jewett’s work and the times in which they live

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Instruct students to watch “Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32” (https://youtu.be/zhL5DCizj5c) and “Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33” (https://youtu.be/B3u4EFTwprM).

Working in pairs, students should create Powerpoint presentations to accomplish one of the following:

1. Follow a common...