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The Consequences of Time Travel: Analyzing Short Stories Lesson PlanThe Consequences of Time Travel: Analyzing Short Stories Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2022
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Language
English, Spanish
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The Consequences of Time Travel: Analyzing Short Stories

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  • The Consequences of Time Travel (.pdf)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • Always, Sometimes, or Never True - English (.pdf)
  • Always, Sometimes, or Never True - English (.docx)
  • Always, Sometimes, or Never True - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Always, Sometimes, or Never True - Spanish (.docx)
  • I Think/We Think - English (.pdf)
  • I Think/We Think - English (.docx)
  • I Think/We Think - Spanish (.pdf)
  • I Think/We Think - Spanish (.docx)
  • Time Travel Brochure Rubric - English (.pdf)
  • Time Travel Brochure Rubric - English (.docx)
  • Time Travel Brochure Rubric - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Time Travel Brochure Rubric - Spanish (.docx)
  • Why-Lighting Chart - English (.pdf)
  • Why-Lighting Chart - English (.docx)
  • Why-Lighting Chart - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Why-Lighting Chart - Spanish (.docx)
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Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder" is the anchor text in a lesson that asks high schoolers to find examples of cause, effect, and foreshadowing in the tale. They then create a brochure advertising trips with Time Travel, Inc.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

time travel, elements of a short story, short stories, literary analysis, foreshadowing, cause and effect, close reading

Instructional Ideas

  • Conduct a gallery walk of a display of the brochures class members create

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires projection devices for the PowerPoint presentation, copies of the short stories, and the worksheets

Pros

  • Links are provided to resources that detail the learning strategies used in the lesson
  • Materials are in Spanish and English

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1

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