Pale Fire Lesson Plan

Read Commentary on Cantos 3 and 4

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.B
   Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
   Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

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...