Crooked Hallelujah Lesson Plan

Tornado Drill

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will act out a key scene in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

As troubling as the end of "Terra Firma" may be, there is something comical about Pitch's decision to hide.

To help students engage with the novel, and to break some of the tension, this assignment allows students to roleplay this comic scene.

1. Break the class into groups of three or four.

2. Ask each group to reread "Terra...