The Nickel Boys Lesson Plan

Read Part 3 and the Epilogue.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.D

   Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.B

   Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D

   Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

4. 4

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