Day 4

The River and the Source Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Character Analysis

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will use textual evidence to analyze the characters

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1

    Structure:

    Have the students identify all the main characters and make a list on the board. Break the class into small groups and assign each group one of the characters to analyze (Akono, Chief Owuor, Otieno Kembo, Obura, Nyabura/Maria, Awiti/Elizabeth, Owuor/Peter Owuor Kembo, Mark Anthony, Vera, Becky, Aoro, Wandia).

    Students will be analyzing their characters by creating a chart based on the following categories: physical descriptions, positive and negative qualities, and their relationship with...

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