Faithful and Virtuous Night Lesson Plan

Exploring Mindfulness in Creative Writing With "The Open Window"

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will write original narratives using a creative exercise based on the unstructured process used by the writer in "The Open Window."

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3

Structure:

For this activity, students will participate in a creative writing process inspired by the process of the writer in “The Open Window." The following guided meditation may be read aloud by the...