Magical Realism: Four Week Unit Bundle

All lessons can be used digitally or in person and printed out. Read the Lesson Plan/Pacing Guide Bonus File to see when to do each day for your 90 minute lesson and/or activity of the day. This bonus file has additional activities that are only available with the bundle. Students will learn about Magical Realism through the texts “The Worst Birthday” From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets using CommonLit.org, "The Fall of the House of Usher", "House Taken Over" and "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings". Each day students will complete daily starter questions that go with the theme of the week. Students will work through the activities each day until the final week where they will have two-three days to complete a final project for an assessment grade (depending on the length of your classes. Pay attention to the lesson and pacing guide for the extra activities on specific websites with videos, activities, texts, and prompts/activities that you will write on the board for students to complete. You will be using Kahoot.com and CommonLit.org as additional resources to the included activities from our page. Additionally, classes will have an opportunity to watch one of the following films (not included) on the last two days of the Magical Realism Unit lesson plan:

The Life of Pi

Pan's Labyrinth

A Little Princess

Pleasantville

Big Fish

Beasts of the Southern Wild