Day 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Starting Your Own Diary

    Kind of Activity:

    Long-term Project

    Objective:

    Students will begin to write regularly in their own personal diaries, developing their writing skills as it relates to expressing personal opinions.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1

    Structure:

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid is written in the style of an actual diary. The author, Jeff Kinney, writes from the perspective of Greg Heffley, a young boy going through his first year in middle school. The diary format allows readers to get a sense of who Greg is as a person and what his motivations are as he navigates through his first year as a middle...

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