Lesson Plan

Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 2, Lesson 12

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As the class concludes its close reading of “The Palace Thief,” groups consider how the narrator's character has changed throughout Ethan Canin’s short story.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have a class member prepare a masterful reading of the portion of the story under study
Classroom Considerations
  • The 12th in a 13-lesson unit that uses Ethan Canin’s short story “The Palace Thief” as an anchor text
  • The lesson presumes class members have experience crafting in-class, expository essays
Pros
  • The 18-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards addressed by the lesson, the plan, discussion questions and sample responses, a vocabulary list, a writing prompt, and a homework assignment
  • To prepare for the end-of-unit assessment essay, class members examine the essay prompt, the assessment rubric, and their notes and annotations to find evidence to support their analysis
Cons
  • None