The Old Man and the Sea Lesson Plan

Role Playing and Letter Writing

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to experiment with authorial voice, to play the role of a character, and to write creatively.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6

Structure:

Each student will write one letter as Santiago to Manolin, and then another as Manolin back to Santiago. If possible, they should use email as a way to correspond, but they will use a Word or Google Docs as a way to draft the content first.

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