Common Core lesson plans for Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall is an award-winning novel, and we’ve got the following free Common Core lesson plans from our Sarah, Plain and Tall novel unit. Read on for the ideas, and make sure you click the link below to download FREE printables to help you teach this novel!
When we were writing our Common Core lesson plans for Sarah, Plain and Tall, my colleague and I wanted to make sure we had both activities that would help us examine the author’s craft and analyze literary elements. We went through each chapter searching for one or the other and outlining what our activities would be like. For example, after reading chapter one, we have students complete a chart in which they examine the characters. For each of the characters mentioned in chapter one, students jot down a description of who each character is. Then students analyze the setting and the current conflict. You can print the charts that we use in the link below.
Here’s another fun idea that we include in our Common Core lesson plans for Sarah, Plain and Tall! After reading chapter six, we have students take a look at the original similes used in the chapter. Then, we ask them to write some of their own original similes. Sometimes we do this as a class, and other times we allow them to complete this activity in groups. We have even had each student pick his/her very best simile, illustrate it, and showcase it or paste it into his/her literature interactive notebook.
