Lesson Plan

Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 2, Lesson 4

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Can a life gone wrong be blamed on a single childhood incident? Hundert, the narrator of "The Palace Thief," and readers struggle with this question as they ponder events in Ethan Canin's story.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Ask a class member to prepare a masterful reading of the portion of the story under consideration
Classroom Considerations
  • The fourth in a 13-lesson unit that uses Ethan Canin’s short story “The Palace Thief” as an anchor text
  • Some readers may need additional support to keep up with their Accountable Independent Reading (AIR) assignment
Pros
  • The 12-page packet includes a list of the standards the resource addresses, the plan, discussion questions and suggested responses, the Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • All the lessons in the unit follow the same routine