Day 1

The Poetry of Ada Limón Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read "Sharks in the River" and "The Same Thing."

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

    Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

    Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

  3. 3

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative...

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