Students begin analysis of E. B. White’s personal narrative essay “Death of a Pig.” Students listen to a masterful reading of the full text before analyzing specific word choices in the first section of the essay.
Grade 10 ELA Module 4, Unit 1, Lesson 1

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Common Core Learning Standards
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RI.9-10.4 | Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,... |
W.9-10.9.b | Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the... |
L.9-10.4.a | Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or... |