Day 1

The Vampyre Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Why Do We Love Monsters?

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will explore important themes in the text through the lens of contemporary popular culture.

    Common Core Standards:

    CSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

    Structure:

    This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should give them this article as a handout:

    https://news.usc.edu/130364/monsters-on-our-minds-what-our-fascination-with-frightful-creatures-says-about-us/

    The...

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