Read pages 1-30
Common Core Objectives
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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
Pages 1-30
The novel opens with the narrator acknowledging his impending death but expressing a desire to address certain matters. He feels compelled to rectify the damage caused by false accusations spread by a "wizened youth" that have tarnished his once-pristine reputation. While he acknowledges his own wrongdoings and is willing to take...
