The Motorcycle Diaries Lesson Plan

The Motorcycle Diaries in Pictures

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will combine research and close reading to create a photographic exhibition.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

Guevara took many photos along the journey, and many editions of the books will include some of them. Using these, and using internet resources to find more (not necessarily taken by Guevara), students will curate a photographic exhibition that interprets the text.

Divide students into groups of 5-7. Assign each group one country from the journey so far:

- Argentina

- Chile

- Bolivia...