The Song of Achilles Lesson Plan

Students should read the first seven chapters of the novel.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

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

Chapter One

The narrator, Patroclus, is the son of a king, of a long lineage of patriarchs. He recounts a vivid recollection of watching the Olympic games...