Day 1

Zlateh the Goat Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Close Reading

    Kind of Activity:

    Classwide Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will be able to conduct a close reading of the text and discuss their analysis.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

    Structure:

    In order to conduct a class-wide close reading, have two student volunteers read aloud the same selection from the text: the part of the story in which Zlateh and Aaron are sheltering in the hay stack. As a class, discuss any differences you may have noticed between the two readings. How does hearing the text of the story read aloud change your experience of it?

    Students need not focus solely on...

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