The Candy House Lesson Plan

Literature as a Reflection of Reality

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research specific ideas/issues in the book to situate and relate them to the real world.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

For this activity, break students into pairs. They will spend 15-20 minutes searching the internet for quality articles/media that relate to an idea or issue (of their choice) presented in the book. For example, if students searched for the term "upload your consciousness," they would find a plethora of related...