Haroun and the Sea of Stories Lesson Plan

Mapping the Story Moon, Part 1: Kahani from Chup to Gup

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

To use Rushdie’s descriptions to create a map of the landscape where the novel occurs

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

Structure:

Students will work individually to begin creating a map of Kahani, to which they will add over time as they learn more about its geography. To start, they will want to look at Chapter 5 to map broadly the Lands of Gup and Chup, plus the Twilight Strip with its Wall of Force. Additionally, they will want to map Gup City, which is also described in Chapter 5. They should work in pencil on paper, as it...