Sons and Lovers Lesson Plan

Miriam's Diary

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will creatively engage with the novel.

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:

Although Miriam gets much to say in the assigned chapters, Sons and Lovers largely takes Paul's perspective, which skews our understanding of the events. To approach the events from another angle, ask students to write a 2- to 3-paragraph diary entry, which retells a conversation with Paul from Miriam's perspective.

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