Read "The Silence of the Asonu” and “The New Atlantis.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.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 Silence of the Asonu”
In this story, the narrator takes the reader to the planet of Asonu, where the people become progressively quieter as they get older. Because they move away from verbal communication, there is more harmony and fewer...
