Read the next three stories: "A Psychological Shipwreck," "A Holy Terror," and "John Bartine's Watch."
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.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
A Psychological Shipwreck
William Jarrett decides to take a long sea voyage back from Liverpool to New York. Instead of taking a steamer, he takes a sailing vessel. The ship’s only passengers are Jarrett, a...