Students will read a passage and write answers to questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will read a passage and write to answer questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will read a passage, write to answer questions about the passage, and write to justify an response to an opinion question. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
In this lesson , students will continue to build their stamina and ability to make meaning of the Narrative, focusing on what makes the Narrative a powerful story. Students will focus on text dependent questions and synthesize their understanding of how Douglass conveys his position in this excerpt.
In this lesson, students will analyze an excerpt from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, focusing on word analysis and author's purpose.
In this lesson, students will work with Thinking Log and the Brain Development anchor chart. They will also add to the Domain-Specific Vocabulary anchor chart.
In this lesson, students will begin their work with excerpt 3 from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, first reading silently while the teacher reads aloud, then reading on their own, and third, reading questions and discussing them while completing an Excerpt 2 Analysis note-catcher.
In this lesson, students are introduced to the powerful language word wall, which will hold examples students collect of powerful language in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The word wall is divided into two sections: Figurative Language and Word Choice.
In this lesson, students will read the first excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, focusing on key vocabulary, determining literal meaning, paraphrasing difficult sentences, rereading, and analyzing purpose and author's craft.
In this lesson, students continue to build their stamina and ability to make meaning of the Narrative through the process of reading each excerpt several times.
This lesson combines a lesson on genre with an opportunity for students to write and experience how genre changes a situation. Students first share what they know about letters and discuss books that feature letters. They then compare and contrast letters written for different purposes and situations. Then, by examining letters in selected picture books, students see how genres have flexibility and can be used in different situations. Next, they practice this flexibility with genres by writing a story using a series of letters to tell the story—using a book they have recently read, rather than creating one of their own, so that they can see the effect of genre choice. Finally, students make final revisions to their letter-stories and share them with the class.
In this lesson, students research Old West figures using both electronic and print sources. They then use an online tool to compile and organize reading notes, research, and related ideas. The information that is gathered is then presented in a student-constructed driver’s license that includes who, what, when, where, and why they are important in United States history. This activity offers an alternative to the traditional research paper, as well as an opportunity for students to share their projects with their classmates.
In this lesson, students recognize loaded words when reading and purposefully use them in persuasive writing.
In his essay, Mandela explains his shifting understandings of freedom based on different stages in his life. Mandela explains how his perceptions of freedom evolved from wanting freedom for just himself to fighting for freedom for others, and concluding that denying freedom to others robs the oppressors of their own freedom. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.
Students will explore the personalities of the Revolutionary War's Patriots and Loyalists by participating in a character role play. The lesson will culminate with students researching and writing a character sketch of a key Revolutionary figure of their choice and participating in a Colonial Town Hall & Debate.
From the Standford University Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute,the primary goal of this lesson is to challenge students’ preconceived notions about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and the roles they played in the African American Freedom Struggle. While there is certainly much to be learned by examining the different philosophies and tactics of each leader, these two men, who combined their religious leadership with political action, have much more to teach us as we explore how their vision for racial justice developed into a call for social and economic equality and human rights.
This Achieve the Core 7th grade mini-assessment for The Long Night of the Little Boats by Basil Heater includes the text excerpt, quantitative and qualitative analyses of the text, question annotations, and supplemental materials so that students will experience an indepth understanding of the text.
In this unit students practice writing to an essential question, using context clues and root words to determine word meaning, close reading with the aid of a glossary, taking notes with graphic organizers, re-reading to answer text dependent questions; and summarizing.
This excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s autobiography, "I Never Had It Made," begins with the history behind Branch Rickey’s plan to integrate major league baseball. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this history through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.
In this lesson, the students will read and reread the passage closely combined with classroom discussion about it, students will identify why and how farming practices have changed, as well as identify Pollan’s point of view on the subject.