Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Read "A Sound of Thunder," "All Summer in a Day," and "Kaleidoscope."

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.9-10.4

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3

6. 6

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4

7. 7

   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

A Sound of Thunder

A man named Eckels has just handed over a check for $10,000 to a...