Waiting for the Barbarians Lesson Plan

Chapter 1

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2

   Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

   Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class,...