The Art of Racing in the Rain Lesson Plan

Famous Drivers' Web Biographies

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research and create a web biography for one of the famous drivers referenced in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7

Structure:

Students will research and create a web biography for one of the famous drivers mentioned in The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Based on their previous research of Garth Stein's biography, ask the students what sort of things they expect to find / what sort of big life events or categorizations come up when researching a person's life. Examples include: childhood events; trauma and obstacles; why they are...