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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax ActivityExpress Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax Activity
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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax

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Conduct a close reading of chapter 9 of The Cay. Read the chapter again and ask pupils to respond to a list of included text-dependent questions. Finish the class with the provided writing assignment, which asks learners to use textual evidence to prove that this chapter acts as a turning point in the overall story.

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Concepts

plot, plot elements, climax, literary elements, the cay, theodore taylor, close reading

Additional Tags

the cay, theodore taylor, climax, plot, close reading, english language arts

Pros

  • Comes with text-dependent questions and a writing prompt
  • Provides suggestions for scaffolding

Cons

  • This is not a fully developed plan, so some procedures are not detailed enough to teach without additional teacher preparation

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.6 RL.6.10 W.6.2.a W.6.2.b W.6.2.c W.6.2.d W.6.2.e W.6.2.f W.6.10 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d L.6.2.a L.6.2.b

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