Read “The Gold-Bug” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
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
“The Gold-Bug”
In “The Gold Bug,” the narrator tells of William Lestrand, a man from a formerly wealthy family, who finds a bug that appears to be made of gold. On a day in October, the narrator visits William at his home....
