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Trading in Colonial America is the focus of a lesson plan that boosts reading skills. As a class, scholars examine the informational text for crucial details, use their newfound knowledge to share information with their peers, and write an ad for a wheelwright. Small groups follow the same steps to writing a help-wanted ad.
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Instructional Ideas
- Combine the lesson with your social studies curriculum that covers Colonial America
- Make heterogenous triads to encourage peer support and learning opportunities
- Display help wanted ads on a Colonial-themed bulletin board, include lesson highlights for pupils to reference throughout the unit
Classroom Considerations
- This second lesson is part of a 16-lesson unit within a series of reading modules
- Past and future lessons from this and other units and modules are mentioned
Pros
- The first portion of the lesson guides pupils in the learning process to prepare them for working independently
- Several tips are included to meet a variety of learners' needs
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