Journey to the Center of the Earth Lesson Plan

Code Writing & Breaking

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will evaluate the text to understand Saknussemm's method of encryption, write their own codes, and break their peers' codes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2

Structure:

In this activity, students will be working in small groups to revisit the method that Saknussemm uses to write his coded message, and then use that same coding system to write their own messages and decode their peers codes. Provide students with a guided worksheet or collaborative document to analyze, decode, and...