The Midnight Library Lesson Plan

The Many Lives of Nora Seed

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will connect to the text using different creative exercises.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Structure:

Using a projector, the class should first watch the YouTube video of Kurt Vonnegut offering tips on how to write a short story.

While watching, the students should take notes. Afterward, hold a brief classroom discussion about his eight tips.

Summary of the video's tips:

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that they will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even...