Return of the Native Lesson Plan

Dramatis Personae

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will fill out a character map of the novel's main characters.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Hardy introduces us to a slew of characters in Book 1, often bringing them onto the scene before naming them several chapters later. As the novel goes on, students will become familiar with the main characters and have an easier time distinguishing them from one another, but they may need a little help reaching that point. This activity will have students list out the characters we meet in today's reading, as well as the things that we learn about them. For...