The Grapes of Wrath Lesson Plan

The GIFs of Wrath

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with the novel through a contemporary lens

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.3

Structure:

Ask students to list the characters they have met so far in The Grapes of Wrath. Make a list on the board, including brief descriptions of their personalities. Ask students to shorten and refine these descriptions, until they contain few enough words to compose a tweet.

Explain that the students will be setting up social media accounts for these characters, adding to the collection as other characters are introduced. Divide the...