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Identifying Author’s Opinion and Evidence: The Value of Sports in People’s Lives, Part I Lesson PlanIdentifying Author’s Opinion and Evidence: The Value of Sports in People’s Lives, Part I Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
5th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Projection
Year
2014
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Identifying Author’s Opinion and Evidence: The Value of Sports in People’s Lives, Part I

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This Identifying Author’s Opinion and Evidence: The Value of Sports in People’s Lives, Part I lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 5 ELA Module 3A: Unit 1, Lesson 2 (.html)
  • Lesson Exemplars for English Language Learners/Multilingual Language Learners (.pdf)
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Just like instant replay, it's time to take a closer look! Pupils work together to add ideas to a Close Readers Do These Things anchor chart. They then put their knowledge to the test as they read an informational article about the importance of sports in American culture and complete a graphic organizer. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

main ideas, informational texts, sports, fact and opinion, close reading, evaluating claims, supporting evidence, textual evidence

Instructional Ideas

  • As a lesson warm-up, have students engage in a turn and talk to share about their favorite sports to watch and play 

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson two from the seven-part Grade 5 ELA Module 3A, Unit 1 series
  • Order matters
  • Requires a document camera or projector

Pros

  • Provides differentiation strategies
  • Includes thorough teaching notes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.8

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