Oryx and Crake Lesson Plan

Students should read from the beginning of Part 7 to the end of Part 10.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6
   Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8
   Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

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...