Day 1

Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read “The Word of Unbinding” and “The Rule of Names.”

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

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

“The Word of Unbinding”

In “The Word of Unbinding,” Festin, a wizard, finds himself trapped in a dungeon by Voll, an enemy who he has never seen. Festin tries to transform into various things, like a gold ring, mist, a falcon and more, to escape his...

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