The Sandman Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read the entirety of "The Sandman."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.1

   Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.2

   Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.5

   Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

4. 4

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