The Devil in the White City Lesson Plan

Plotting Timelines of Burnham, Holmes, and the White City

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will identify the important events in the interwoven chapters about the main characters and events and will evaluate the significance of those events in shaping the various characters' beliefs, actions, and identity.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10

Structure:

Begin by explaining to the class that there is a lot of information in this book, and it may be challenging to keep track of it all. As such, the class will be making a timeline of the events happening in the book, the facts and narratives of the main...