Possession Lesson Plan

Entering Academia

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will explore scholarly journals and articulate how this knowledge shapes their understanding of the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

A major aspect of Possession is the world of academia, particularly in literature and the humanities, and there are frequent mentions of academic articles published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals. If you are able to access journals through databases like JSTOR, have students access the following journals:

Victorian Studies

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