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Murder at the Quilty House!
Kind of Activity:
Creative Writing
Objective:
Students will write a fictional news report on an important event in the novel.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2
Structure:
For this activity, students will write a news report detailing Clare Quilty's murder. Given that he was a playwright and therefore at least partially in the public eye, it it not unreasonable that a local paper would cover his death. Students should describe the facts of the case, based on the events of Chapter 35, and should also include some biographical information about Quilty. For this second portion, assume that the more salacious details of Quilty's...
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