Broken April Lesson Plan

Welcome to Albania!

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will be able to learn more about the environment in which the story takes place.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

This is a relatively freeform activity. The teacher should pull up Google Maps or Google Earth and, with the help of a projector, show a map of present-day Albania. They should then try to give students a better idea of the country's key geographical features, such as its rivers, mountains, and major cities. Since the story of Broken April is set in Albania's north during the 1930s, the teacher should also ideally share a map of the country's borders then, so that students can...