Seize the Day Lesson Plan

Chapters 3 and 4

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

   Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9

   Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly...