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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 3 Lesson PlanGrade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 3 Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
9th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 3

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  • Grade 9 ELA Module 3 Introduction to Research Module for ELA Literacy (.pdf)
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  • Grade 9 ELA Module 3 Short Response Rubric and Checklist (.pdf)
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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

Concepts

autism, informational texts, textual analysis, textual evidence, animal behavior, Research

Additional Tags

english language arts

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

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 L.9-10.4.c

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