Great Expectations Lesson Plan

Essay: Comparison between Pip and other characters

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will write essays comparing the characters of Pip and a character from another novel they have read.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.1 ; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9

Structure:

Each student should write an essay comparing Pip with another character in a novel that they have read (or a television show, play, or movie they have seen, etc.). For comparison with Pip, students can choose a character who is similar to Pip or a character who is different. In their essays, students should consider the following questions:

Are there similarities that can be seen...