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- Full ELA Module 1 (.pdf)
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- Full ELA Module 1, Unit 1 (.pdf)
- Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs: Resource Guide for ELA (.pdf)
- Grades 6-8 ELA Curriculum Appendix 1: Protocols and Resources (.zip)
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Get deep! Teach scholars how to make connections between texts to deepen their understanding of a topic. Using the resource, pupils read and annotate a short informational text about Sudan's Civil War and refugee crisis. Next, they engage in a think-pair-share to make connections between the article and A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
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- Have students identify Sudan on a world map
Classroom Considerations
- Serves as the sixth of 14 consecutive lessons from the Grade 7 ELA Module 1, Unit 1 series
- Requires a document camera or another method of projection
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- Offers strategies to support different learning styles
- Includes comprehensive teaching notes
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