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Planning Content of Informative Consumer Guide: The Issue of Overfishing and Fish Depletion Lesson PlanPlanning Content of Informative Consumer Guide: The Issue of Overfishing and Fish Depletion Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2014
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Planning Content of Informative Consumer Guide: The Issue of Overfishing and Fish Depletion

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This Planning Content of Informative Consumer Guide: The Issue of Overfishing and Fish Depletion lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 3B (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 3B Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 3B, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 3B: Unit 3, Lesson 8 (.html)
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Let's get organized! Pupils organize the information they have gathered about overfishing into a Quote Sandwich graphic organizer in preparation for their informative consumer guides. Next, they engage in a pair share activity to discuss their findings with a partner. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

Research, informational texts, direct quotes, overfishing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Pull English learners aside into a small group to help guide them through completion of their graphic organizers

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson eight of 13 from the Grade 6 ELA Module 3B, Unit 3 series
  • Builds on activities completed in earlier lessons

Pros

  • Includes helpful teaching notes
  • Provides strategies for meeting the learning needs of all students 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.6.2.b W.6.2.d W.6.4 W.6.9.b

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