Day 4

Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “The Day Before the Revolution.”

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

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 Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

In this now classic science-fiction/fantasy story, the narrator describes Omelas as a utopia. It is filled with happiness, and everyone has everything that they need. The story takes place...

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