Slaughterhouse Five Lesson Plan

Kurt Vonnegut Timeline

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will discern the most important events of Vonnegut's life in order to make relevant and quality timelines.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.6

Structure:

In Slaughterhouse Five, the narrator Kurt Vonnegut inserts himself in the novel in Chapter One; it also seems that he pulls from his own life to create Billy Pilgrim's character. Getting to know Vonnegut more intimately can benefit readers, especially considering the novel blends fact and fiction liberally.

For this activity, students will begin by reading this...