Silas Marner Lesson Plan

Silas Marner Retelling

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will explore their creativity and use varied writing styles to retell Silas Marner in a different medium.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

This activity will allow students to explore their creativity as they retell a version of Silas Marner in a different medium than the novel. Encourage students to think outside the box. The story could be told via podcast or graphic novel, or even in a more unusual way, like through social media posts. Could students tell the story through TikToks or via song? In their retelling, students can pick a...