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Reading Closely for Textual Details: Grades 9-10 Unit PlanReading Closely for Textual Details: Grades 9-10 Unit Plan
Publisher
Odell Education
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Year
2017
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Unit Plan

Reading Closely for Textual Details: Grades 9-10

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This Reading Closely for Textual Details: Grades 9-10 unit plan also includes:
  • Reading Closely Unit Texts Grades 9-10 (.pdf)
  • Guiding Questions Handout (.pdf)
  • Reading Closely Checklist (.pdf)
  • Text-Centered Discussions Checklist (.pdf)
  • Analyzing Details Model - Keller (.pdf)
  • Questioning Texts Model - Keller (.pdf)
  • Analyzing Details (.pdf)
  • Questioning Texts (.pdf)
  • Program Guide (.pdf)
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Pupils work in small groups to answer guided questions and discuss the details they found. They also read independently, improving strategies they learned to approach and question text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

details, key details, close reading, reading comprehension, textual evidence, reading comprehension strategies, reading nonfiction

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow the use of highlighters while reading text to create a visual for text evidence

Classroom Considerations

  • Materials require access to using a compressed file
  • Unit includes five parts

Pros

  • Allows practice with details in text, images, and multimedia
  • Offers suggestions for extended reading

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.6 RI.9-10.10a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.4 W.9-10.9.a SL.9-10.1.a

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