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Biography and Fiction
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will be able to understand the influence of the author's life on her fiction
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1.A
Structure:
As homework the night before, the students should have researched Sewell's biography, including both secondary biographies and primary sources. They should collect at least five sources and write a paragraph describing each source. Have them bring these sources to class, either printed out or saved to a personal computer or tablet. The latter may be necessary if they have sound clips or videos as part of their research.
Break students into small groups...
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