Read “The Balloon-Hoax” and “The Purloined Letter.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1
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
“The Balloon-Hoax”
In “The Balloon-Hoax,” a group of scientists, technicians, and manual laborers decide to try to cross the British Channel from France in a hot-air balloon. The balloon is made of silk and powered by coal gas. When they set off on their...
