White Noise Lesson Plan

Debating Death

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will interpret the evidence provided by the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

White Noise features a lot of characters who want to escape the fear of death, and are willing to go to outrageous lengths to achieve that escape. While the over-the-top characters may make it hard to see, chances are that many of us can relate to these characters' motivations. This project will help students...