Crooked Hallelujah Lesson Plan

Dee and Josie

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will create a story for underdeveloped characters.

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:

Dee and Josie may be Lula's daughters, but they get far less attention than Justine in the novel. To help flesh out those characters, students will write a letter from the sister's perspective.

As a class, review the events of the story "Consider the Lilies.'

Give students 20 minutes to write about the events...