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Independent Reading: Final Product Lesson PlanIndependent Reading: Final Product Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Independent Reading: Final Product

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This Independent Reading: Final Product lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4A (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4A Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4A, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4A, Unit 3, Lesson 6 (.html)
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Cheater! Scholars create independent reading cheat sheets to help others learn about a book. They rate the book, list quotes, and describe how they connected to the text. Readers share their cheat sheets with others and conduct a gallery walk to view all cheat sheets created.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

independent reading, informational texts, judges

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Hand out large pieces of chart paper to recreate cheat sheets for gallery walk

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson six of 10 in Grade 7 ELA Module 4A Unit 3
  • Requires completing lessons in order

Pros

  • Allows learners to reflect on text read
  • Offers tips for pairing pupils

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.10 W.7.9.b

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