Fangirl Lesson Plan

Pop Culture Wiktionary

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to collectively generate a research-based "wiktionary" to explain the novel's many popular culture references

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6

Structure:

Lesson Overview

Throughout the novel, pop-culture references suffuse Cath’s thoughts and her conversations with the other characters. These references to books, movies, TV shows, celebrities, and consumer products most often occur without explanation. They are important in...