Hippolytus Lesson Plan

Media Circus

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

To allow students to analyze and evaluate the main themes of the text, how the themes develop, and how they relate to contemporary concerns.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Structure:

NOTE: While trials-by-public-opinion are and remain a major issue, perhaps an even more pressing issue are those who attempt to downplay the real prevalence of sexual assault by claiming that accusers make false accusations en masse. This activity should not be used as an opportunity to suggest that false accusations...