Read “A Descent into the Maelström” and “The Black Cat.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
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
“A Descent into the Maelström”
In this story, a man with white hair describes how he was fishing with his brother and got caught in a whirlpool. The whirlpool was known to be deadly and had destroyed many ships. Despite the chaos of the whirlpool, the...
