Lesson Plan

Our Group Readers Theater: Managing the Sequence of Events in Our Script

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Go with the flow. Scholars learn how using transition words and phrases helps their scripts flow smoothly. Readers think about connecting each section after determining the sequence for their readers' theater manuscripts from To Kill A Mockingbird. They use an excerpt from Writing Transitions and a transition model to guide their thought processes.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Discuss using each transition word before beginning (to support, contradict, show cause and effect, etc.)
Classroom Considerations
  • Lesson two of five in Grade 8 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3
  • Uses a document camera or other method of displaying the document to the class
Pros
  • Easy-to-follow lesson layout
  • Includes a copy of the required excerpt
Cons
  • None
Common Core