Read “A Sort of Preface” through “Raymond’s Run.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
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 class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
A Sort of Preface
In this sort of preface, Bambara describes some of the problems with writing autobiographical fiction. She says it can cause problems with mothers and friends because everyone sees themselves in the fiction and are often appalled at how they...
