The Night Circus Lesson Plan

Teaching Methods

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

To explore different approaches to teaching and learning

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

Tell students to think of a specific skill they have. It should be something concrete, like writing poetry, making a smoothie, or making friends. It should also be appropriate to talk about in school and something they wouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about with their peers.

Tell students they will have 20 minutes to teach their skill to a peer. You may want to have them prepare to teach the skill overnight as a homework assignment and allow them to bring in...