Petals of Blood Lesson Plan

Godfrey's Journal

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will creatively engage with the novel's perspective

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Much of Petals of Blood is driven by Inspector Godfrey's investigations.

Based on the first two parts of the novel, put yourself in Godfrey's shoes. What does he think about these people? What pieces of the jigsaw puzzle does he see?

Re-read Godfrey's introduction in Chapter 2 and then give...