Evelina Lesson Plan

The Men and Women of Evelina

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to develop opinions supported by evidence of the various characters in the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Do Now: Before class, put butcher paper up around the room with a single character’s name on each piece of paper. Choose about 5-7 characters. You should include Evelina, Lord Orville, Madame Duval, Sir Clement, and Mr. Villars. Among the minor characters, you might include the Captain and one or two others. Then, instruct students to move around the room for about 10 minutes and write how they feel about those characters. They...