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Analyzing a Central Idea: Carlotta’s Journey to Justice Lesson PlanAnalyzing a Central Idea: Carlotta’s Journey to Justice Lesson Plan
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8th
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Analyzing a Central Idea: Carlotta’s Journey to Justice

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Verbs are deceptive and like to disguise themselves. Young linguists identify verbals, specifically gerunds, infinitives, and participles when analyzing the third stage of Carlotta's journey in the novel A Mighty Long Way. Bridge builders also connect the ideas in the story to those in the Declaration of Independence.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

gerunds, participles, infinitives, verbals, the declaration of independence, central ideas

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create an anchor chart with definitions and examples of verbals
  • Turn the Declaration of Independence activity into a gallery walk

Classroom Considerations

  • This is the first in a series of eight lessons in Grade 8 ELA Module 3B, Unit 3
  • Each class member needs access to a copy of A Mighty Long Way
  • A portion relies on a note-catcher started in earlier lessons in the series and not in the resources

Pros

  • Offers cross-curricular connections with foreign language and social studies
  • Furnishes suggested questions and pages in the book where answers may be found

Cons


Common Core

RL.8.3 RI.8.2 L.8.1.a L.8.1.d L.8.5.a

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