Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Read “Winter’s King” and “Nine Lives.”

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

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

“Winter’s King”

“Winter’s King” takes place on a different planet from our Earth and is set in the world of Le Guin’s The Lefthand of Darkness. In the story, Argaven is king. She has been kidnapped by people who want to overthrow the government. Her kidnappers subject...