Dracula Lesson Plan

Eastern Europe, Underappreciated

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will explore the environment in which the story takes place.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11–12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8

Structure:

For the first part of this activity, the teacher should ask students what they know, if anything, about Eastern Europe. For most students, the word "Europe" will conjure up images of Western European countries (e.g. Great Britain, France, Italy), but some may know something of other nations, such as Poland. Ideally, the teacher should also take note of the things that students mention, making a list on the...