The War of the Worlds Lesson Plan

Chapters 14 - 17

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

6. 6

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

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

Chapter 14

The narrator tells the reader about what happened to his brother, a medical student who lives in London. Due to the lines of communication being...