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The Intoxicated: A Close Read
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Students will learn to unpack Shirley Jackson's meaning-rich short stories, one sentence at a time.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
Structure:
Once students have completed their assigned reading for Day One, split students into small groups or pairs. Each group should select a passage of which to conduct a close reading from the collection's first story, "The Intoxicated." Passage selection should be done as a class so that each group’s selection is unique and there are no duplications.
You may wish to lead a close reading as an example for the...
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