The Arrival (Graphic Novel) Lesson Plan

Researching Immigration

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will better understand the novel's real-word context.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4

Structure:

For all of its surreal imagery, The Arrival is about something extremely common: immigration. To help interpret the novel, students will research some basic elements of immigration in their area.

Break the class into groups of three or four and ask them to do research about immigration in their city/state. In their...