Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Read "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed," "The Million-Year Picnic," and "The Exiles."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

6. 6

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

7. 7

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7

8. 8

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

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

Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed

Dark...