Day 1

Walden Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read the lesson introduction and first chapter, Economy, of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau.

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
    Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5
    Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

  3. 3

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.6
    Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

  4. 4

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7
    Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and...

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