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Analyzing the Significance of the Novel’s Title: Connecting the Universal Refugee Experience to Inside Out and Back Again, Part 2 Lesson PlanAnalyzing the Significance of the Novel’s Title: Connecting the Universal Refugee Experience to Inside Out and Back Again, Part 2 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2014
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Analyzing the Significance of the Novel’s Title: Connecting the Universal Refugee Experience to Inside Out and Back Again, Part 2

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How does poetry help people better understand societal issues? Pupils participate in a jigsaw activity to analyze poems from the novel Inside Out & Back Again. Next, they connect the poems to real-life refugee experiences from the nonfiction text "Refugee and Immigrant Experiences: A Comparison."

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

nonfiction texts, immigration, refugees, close reading, poetry

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite students to write poems inspired by the novel

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 12 of 20 from the Grade 8 ELA Module 1, Unit 2 series
  • Provide access to the novel Inside Out & Back Again 

Pros

  • Includes tips for meeting the needs of English learners and struggling readers
  • Provides teaching notes to help prepare for the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.1 RI.8.1 RI.8.10

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