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This Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Comparing Fictional and Historical Texts lesson plan also includes:
- Full Grade 7 ELA Module 1 (.pdf)
- Full Grade 7 ELA Module 1 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
- Full Grade 7 ELA Module 1, Unit 2 (.pdf)
- Grades 6-8 English Language Arts Curriculum Map
- Grades 6-8 ELA Curriculum: Appendix 1: Teaching Practices and Protocols (.pdf)
- Grades 6-8 ELA Curriculum: Appendix 2: Graphic Organizers (.zip)
- Grade 7 ELA Module 1: Unit 2, Lesson 9 (.html)
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Class members pair up to discuss how the author of A Long Walk to Water altered history. They then work independently on Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Comparing Water for Sudan and A Long Walk to Water. Readers close the lesson plan thinking about a scenario in which they explain to a younger pupil why it is important to compare text.
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- If time is a concern, divide the three assessment questions among the learners and discuss all questions with the whole group when finished
Classroom Considerations
- Part nine of the 19-lesson unit Grade 7 ELA Module 1, Unit 2
- Expects instructors teach the lessons in order
- Uses document camera
Pros
- Includes vocabulary to teach for better understanding
- Suggests ideas to meet the needs of struggling learners
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