OVERVIEW: The Lesson Plan is devised for students enrolled in Spanish II, on a High School level. It is devised to create, motivate, gain understanding and knowledge, and explore a link between a Mississippi writer Eudora Welty, and her short story “A Worn Path,”—to the origin and location of the Natchez Indians, in Natchez, Mississippi, with emphasis on the Natchez Trace pathway.

OBJECTIVES:

· The students will read “A Worn Path,” by Eudora Welty.

· The students will explore the origin of the Natchez Indians in Mississippi.

· The students will explore the development of the Natchez Trace.

· The students will compare and contrast the path taken by Phoenix

Jackson, and the path taken by the Natchez Indians.

· The students will complete an analysis of the significance of the path, and

relate it to today’s path taken by some members of society.

PROCEDURES/ACTIVITIES:

The students were assigned the short story, “A Worn Path.”(The book was in the library at Lanier High School)

The students read the short story, “A Worn Path.”

The students were taken to the library and each one assigned a computer to research information on the Natchez Indians, and the Natchez Trace.

The students researched all pertinent information and wrote a comparative

analysis of the path taken by Phoenix Jackson and the path taken by the Natchez Indians.

The students visually expressed and drew a path in small groups. Each group demonstrated the walk, based on their imagination of the path, and did a minimum amount of role-playing.

Observation of student participation was done collectively and individually.

A written assessment was done comparing/contrasting the two paths.

MATERIALS UTILIZED:

1. Book—Thirteen Stories by Eudora Welty (A Worn Path)

2. Map of Mississippi, map of Natchez, Mississippi

3. Internet/Websites

4. Color markers, pencils, pens

5. Typing paper

6. Video—“A Worn Path”

EVALUATION:

1. Test on “A Worn Path,” Natchez Trace Pathway

2. Discussion/Question and Answer Period

3. Observation

4. Creative writing activity/comparison and contrast

This was a one (1) week creative writing plan.

Yolanda D. Ford

Spanish Teacher

Lanier High School

Jackson Public Schools