Light In August Lesson Plan

Blogging the Novel

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Through the use of a free blogging site like WordPress, students will produce a blog that responds to the contents of the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.11-12.4

Structure:

You will need to secure time in a computer lab for this assignment. Coordinate with administrators or librarians accordingly.

On a projector, Smartboard, or another kind of projecting tool, have students watch this YouTube video from Create WP Site on how to create a WordPress Blog.

Then, ask students to create a blog on a free blogging site like...