Read “On the Water,” “Fear,” “The Apparition,” “The Hand,” and “Lost at Sea.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
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
On the Water
The protagonist, an old man, goes out onto the river. At first, the experience is calming. Then, the atmosphere turns eerie. The anchor is stuck, and there...
