The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Lesson Plan

Skeletons in Time

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will do a close reading, be able to identify the thematic significance of the skeletons Victor mentions, and identify skeletons in their own lives.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Structure:

In this activity, students will analyze the skeletons Victor mentions and grapple with their own skeletons. Begin the activity by reading the section about skeletons from “A Drug Called Tradition.”

“There are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don’t...