The Martian Chronicles Lesson Plan

In this section, students read from the chapter September 2005--the Martian through the chapter November 2005--the Watchers.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

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