Read from “Two-Day Journey” through “U.S.I.S.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7
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
“Two-Day Journey”
Vera walks down a road through Duluth for two days. She believes she is dead because in the Chippewa culture, walking down a road is part of the afterlife. Over time, though, she realizes she must still be...