The Trial Lesson Plan

Students should read from the beginning of Chapter 4 “In the Empty Conference Hall · The Student · The Offices” to the end of Chapter 6 “His Uncle · Leni.”

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1

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

4: “In the Empty Conference Hall · The Student · The Offices”

Josef K. waits to be summoned...