My Brilliant Friend Lesson Plan

Naples Presentations

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will research the history of Naples to better understand the setting of the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

Students will present their Naples projects to the class in a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. The length of their presentations will vary based on class set-up and whether or not the activity was done in a group or as an individual.

Students' presentations should include answers to the following questions:

• What was the aspect of Naples they chose to research?
• How has that aspect of Naples changed throughout history?
• How...