Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Lesson Plan

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz"

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3

   Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

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...