Read from “Emo rattled the Bull Durham” to “fly back to town again.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8
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 “Emo rattled the Bull Durham” to “fly back to town again.”
In this section, Silko reveals more about Tayo’s childhood and his life before Josiah died. Tayo, from the...