Snow Falling on Cedars Lesson Plan

Read Chapters 1-6

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3

   Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.3
   Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

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...