In the Time of the Butterflies Lesson Plan

Understanding the Mirabal sisters

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to: BR[]*Conduct brief research about each of the Mirabal sisters, BR[]*Discuss how the real-life sisters might be different than Alvarez's portrayals of them, and BR[]*Present their findings to the class.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2

Structure:

Students will finish working on their unit-long small-group projects designed to explore the various historical and fictionalized elements of the Mirabal sisters' lives. By the end of this activity, each group should have a PowerPoint...