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Getting the Gist and Determining Word Meaning: Paragraphs 20–23 of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address (and connecting to Chapter 10) Lesson PlanGetting the Gist and Determining Word Meaning: Paragraphs 20–23 of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address (and connecting to Chapter 10) Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2014
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Getting the Gist and Determining Word Meaning: Paragraphs 20–23 of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address (and connecting to Chapter 10)

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Groups create a list of the character traits of Steve Jobs and Buddy, the main character of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy, and share and select evidence from Jobs' 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address to support their analysis.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

informational texts, book analysis, christopher paul curtis, literature, studying literature, responding to literature, responding to reading

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Review the Odell reading strategies for determining the meaning of unfamiliar words

Classroom Considerations

  • This is the tenth in a 12-lesson unit study of Bud, Not Buddy
  • The lessons are designed to be used in order 

Pros

  • The lesson provides readers with opportunities for continued practice of the reading comprehension strategies introduced in the unit

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RI.6.4

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