The Sound Machine Lesson Plan

Components of a Mysterious Machine

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to identify the structural and archetypal elements of the story, and imagine them in a new setting.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Structure:

“The Sound Machine” has a number of archetypes that may be familiar to students from other texts, including popular culture.

As a class, brainstorm the important structural components and archetypes of the story. You may make a list on a SmartBoard or blackboard. For example:

- The “mad scientist” archetype
- The “science-gone-too-far” trope
- The middle-class suburban setting
- The...