The Heart of the Matter Lesson Plan

Read Book One, Part One, Section 1, Chaps I-VIII and Section 2, Chaps I-IV.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3
   Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.3
   Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.

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...