Family Lesson Plan

Sing a Song of Family

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will interpret the text through the help of creative writing.

Common Core Standards:

CSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.10 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5

Structure:

For this exercise, students will need to create a rap explaining the characters and story of Pa Chin's Family.

To start this exercise, the teacher should break students into groups of 4-6 people, then give them 20 minutes or so to develop their rap. Each rap...