Paradise Lost Lesson Plan

Scavenger Hunt: Milton's Contemporaries

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will examine people and ideas related to the text and its author.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

At the beginning of this activity, the teacher should split up the class up into 4 groups of 4–6 students (or whatever number seems appropriate). Next, they should randomly assign one of the following contemporaries of John Milton below to...