Read Part 2, Chapters 1-5.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7
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
Part 2, Chapter 1
The Underground Man begins Part 2 by talking about his life when he was 24 years old. Even then, he is depressed and antisocial. He hates his face and wishes he looked more intelligent. He stays in the shadows. He turns to reading as a source of external...