Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 3

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To what extent can the surrounding environment influence one's behavior? Temple Grandin explores her connection to animals and her unique ability to understand their behavior with a lesson plan focusing on her book, Animals in Translation. Learners read pages 9-14 of chapter one and analyze the way Grandin defines behaviorism through her perspective.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Connect to a unit about supporting a claim with textual evidence
  • Assign small groups for learners to discuss the attached questions as they read
Classroom Considerations
  • Provides the model version of the topic tracking worksheet; refer to previous lessons in the unit or to the module overview for the blank version
  • The third of ten lessons in an informational text unit
Pros
  • Comes with a guiding questions handout with analytics for ninth graders to consider
  • Promotes group discussion and inquiry-based research
Cons
  • None