Look back at the third chapter of The Cay with your class. Pupils will conduct a close reading, taking a second look at a chunk of text and responding to a series of text-dependent questions. Wrap up with an analytical writing prompt about Phillip's relationship with his parents.

Concepts

the cay, theodore taylor, close reading

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Additional Tags

the cay, close reading, evidence, english language arts

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Pros

• Provides a list of text-dependent questions
• Includes a sample graphic organizer that can be used to adapt the writing assignment

Cons

• Depending on how formal you wish your pupils' writing to be, more scaffolding might be necessary for the writing portion of the plan
• Answers to the questions are not provided

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.4 RL.6.5 RL.6.10 W.6.10 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.6.6 L.6.2.a L.6.2.b