Mockingjay Lesson Plan

Adaptation, Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to gain a deeper understanding of Collins's text by translating it into a different medium

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.5

Structure:

Divide students into small groups (no more than 5 students per group, preferably fewer). Each group should discuss and take notes on one segment of Mockingjay that is particularly interesting to them, in which several characters speak. What do they find compelling about that particular aspect of the novel? What makes it unique?

Explain that...