I for Isobel Lesson Plan

Analyzing Characters

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will analyze a character in "I for Isobel" and discuss the character in a group.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

As a class, identify the primary characters in I for Isobel. Briefly describe the characters, citing text to support the description. For example, if you're writing about Madge, you might say she is independent, based on her moving out of her mother's house. Separate students into groups and assign each group a character. Within their groups, students will analyze what we know about that character: their personality,...