Dracula Lesson Plan

The Evolution of the Vampire Myth

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will study how central ideas within the text have evolved beyond the confines of the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

For this exercise, students will need to research how popular notions of vampires have changed since Bram Stoker's Dracula was published. This is for the most part an essentially freeform exercise: students may draw upon...