The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Lesson Plan

"Squaring the Circle," "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen," "The Making of a New Yorker," and "A Harlem Tragedy"

Common Core Objectives

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   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

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   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the...