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Conducting Research: Analyzing Expert Texts about the Mary River Project Lesson PlanConducting Research: Analyzing Expert Texts about the Mary River Project Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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5th
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2014
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Conducting Research: Analyzing Expert Texts about the Mary River Project

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  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3B (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3B Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3B, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 5 ELA Module 3B: Unit 3, Lesson 3 (.html)
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Pupils read informational texts about the Mary River Project, searching for the gist. As they read the expert texts, they complete a graphic organizer to identify and analyze point of view.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

text analysis, informational texts, the inuit people, inuit culture, point of view

Instructional Ideas

  • Play a game of vocabulary charades using key terms from the lesson 

Classroom Considerations

  • Installment three of 12 from the Grade 5 ELA Module 3B, Unit 3 series
  • Requires a document camera as well as a dictionary and thesaurus for each student

Pros

  • Provides an answer key for easy grading
  • Includes differentiation strategies 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.6 RI.5.8 W.5.9.b L.5.4.a L.5.4.b L.5.4.c

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