All the King's Men Lesson Plan

Romans à Clef (Drafting)

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will spend class time working with their group members on their long-term project

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Structure:

By now, students should have turned in their outlines for their roman à clef. Ask each group to share with the full class what story they are fictionalizing, who their perspective character is, and what the story's central conflict(s) is.

Students should then move into their working groups and begin to work from their outlines to draft their collective romans à clef. Circulate among the...