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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3 Lesson PlanELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3 Lesson Plan
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3

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Identifying an author’s choice, especially choices that concern craft and literary devices, is a difficult skill to teach. Here's an activity that will make your job easier. The resource breaks down how to teach the skill to novice, intermediate, and all-star learners, and provides a worksheet that models how to examine an author choices. Also included are questions to ask your learners. The example quiz can be used as-is to assess your pupils' learning, or modified for your class specifics.    

 

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Grade
11th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
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45 mins
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RL.11-12.3

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