The Zoo Story Lesson Plan

Review The Zoo Story and Homelife together, considering how they function as one play.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5

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

"At Home at the Zoo"

Although students will not be reading any new text for today, they should be reflecting on what it means to think of Homelife and...