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Analyzing Main Ideas and Supporting Details: “Growing Up Digital” Lesson PlanAnalyzing Main Ideas and Supporting Details: “Growing Up Digital” Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Internet Access
Year
2014
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Analyzing Main Ideas and Supporting Details: “Growing Up Digital”

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This Analyzing Main Ideas and Supporting Details: “Growing Up Digital” lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4a (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4a Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1, Lesson 9 (.html)
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Young scholars continue their exploration of adolescent brain development by reading an informational text, "Growing Up Digital," by Matt Richtel. Then, with partners, they complete note-catcher worksheets to capture the article's main idea. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

central ideas, textual evidence, main ideas, story structure, informational texts, the brain, supporting details

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • After reading the article, have partners discuss the pros and cons of using technology in school

Classroom Considerations

  • Installment nine of 10 from the Grade 7 ELA Module 4a, Unit 1 series, and order matters
  • Requires a digital projector for showing a multimedia feature 

Pros

  • Provides differentiation techniques
  • Includes worksheet answers for teacher reference

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2

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