Benito Cereno Lesson Plan

From the paragraph beginning, “He accosted Don Benito, and they slowly walked together” to the paragraph beginning, “The document selected, from among many others, for partial translation…”

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

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

From the paragraph...