Where the Red Fern Grows Lesson Plan

Traits of the Dogs

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will use the text to compare and contrast the personalities of the two dogs.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1

Structure:

Students should work in small groups for this activity. Each group will create a Venn diagram like the one found on page seventeen of this document.

Working together and using specific examples from the book, students will fill in the Venn diagram. For everything they include in the diagram, they should include a citation of the text. For instance, students might say Old Dan is eager, and they would cite the moment in Chapter 7 where Billy explains, "Old Dan would get...