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Amelia Earhart

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Your class can learn about Amelia Earhart and practice important comprehension skills here. Learners answer questions about cause and effect, compare texts, and discuss similes and metaphors after reading Amelia Earhart: Free in the Skies by Robert Burleigh.

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similes, metaphors, figurative language, literary devices, literature, amelia earhart

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amelia earhart, cause and effect, figurative language, similes and metaphors, literature, phrase meaning, l.5.5, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Modeling

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