Rashomon Lesson Plan

Students will read the story "Yam Gruel."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3

   Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1

   Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

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...