Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Read "Ylla" and "The Third Expedition."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

6. 6

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4

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

Ylla

Brown-skinned and yellow-eyed, Ylla and her husband are Martians who live by a dead sea. One hot afternoon, Ylla falls asleep and dreams...