Alas, Babylon Lesson Plan

Read Chapters 1-2

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3

   
   Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4

   
   Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

   
   Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the...