The Guide Lesson Plan

The "Story Shape" of The Guide

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will reflect on the "shape of stories" and be able to express their opinions citing textual evidence.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

Structure:

For this activity, we will use the following website:

http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/kurt-vonnegut-masters-thesis-rejected-by-u-chicago.html

Using a projector, the class should watch the YouTube video of Vonnegut explaining his thesis and the eight different shapes stories take. Hold a brief classroom discussion on...