The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson Plan

“...but how do we know?”: Ways of knowing in LWW and in life

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will complete a firsthand experiential activity in which they gain knowledge. Then they will connect ther experience to Lewis's text in order to examine how they, and Lewis's characters, gain knowledge.

Structure:

Today, in our discussion questions, we have thought a lot about knowledge by talking specifically about logic and modes of reasoning. In this classroom activity, we will continue our reflection on the topic of knowledge by doing a firsthand experiential activity in which we gain knowledge, and then examine how we gained that knowledge....