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Walk Two Moons: Story Impressions Lesson PlanWalk Two Moons: Story Impressions Lesson Plan
Publisher
Novelinks
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Guided Practice
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Year
2006
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Walk Two Moons: Story Impressions

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Story chains connect literary concepts, reinforce context clues, and even help learners predict what's coming next! Using words from the next chapter of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, middle schoolers craft story chains to determine what will happen to the characters.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

walk two moons, making predictions, Narrative Writing, Writing, Writing Prompts, story writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Prompt groups to work on story chains collaboSratively 
  • Assign a story chain for homework, using random words or words found in a newspaper

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide access to a dictionary for those who are not fluenSt in English

Pros

  • Lesson plan engages all writing and reading levels
  • Activity is applicable to other novels or short stories

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a

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