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Letters as Informational Text: Comparing and Contrasting Three Accounts about Segregation (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–39) Lesson PlanLetters as Informational Text: Comparing and Contrasting Three Accounts about Segregation (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–39) Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
5th
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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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Letters as Informational Text: Comparing and Contrasting Three Accounts about Segregation (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–39)

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This Letters as Informational Text: Comparing and Contrasting Three Accounts about Segregation (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–39) 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 2 (.pdf)
  • Grade 5 ELA Module 3A: Unit 2, Lesson 11 (.html)
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Letters ... a lost art or good resource? Scholars add letter writing to their informational text chart and describe the features of a letter. They then look at page 38 in Promises to Keep and complete a Perspectives Venn diagram. To finish, individuals read and answer questions about the letter written on page 39.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

compare and contrast, text features, word meanings

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate with mechanics about different types of letters (friendly, business, etc.)

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 11 of 17 in Grade 5 ELA Module 3A, Unit 2
  • Complete lessons in order

Pros

  • Includes a completed graphic organizer for teacher reference
  • Offers a lesson outline with times for each activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.6

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