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Identifying Supporting Reasons and Evidence for an Opinion: Exploring Why Jackie Robinson Was the Right Man to Break the Color Barrier (Promises to Keep, Pages 26–29) Lesson PlanIdentifying Supporting Reasons and Evidence for an Opinion: Exploring Why Jackie Robinson Was the Right Man to Break the Color Barrier (Promises to Keep, Pages 26–29) Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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5th
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English Language Arts
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1 hr
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2014
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Identifying Supporting Reasons and Evidence for an Opinion: Exploring Why Jackie Robinson Was the Right Man to Break the Color Barrier (Promises to Keep, Pages 26–29)

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This Identifying Supporting Reasons and Evidence for an Opinion: Exploring Why Jackie Robinson Was the Right Man to Break the Color Barrier (Promises to Keep, Pages 26–29) lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 3A, Unit 2 (.pdf)
  • Grade 5 ELA Module 3A: Unit 2, Lesson 9 (.html)
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Breaking barriers is not an easy thing to do. Scholars read a section in Promises to Keep and summarize how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. They write the gist of the passage in their journals and then complete a graphic organizer about the author's opinion.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

summarizing, summaries, evidence

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate with African American History

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson nine of 17 in Grade 5 ELA Module 3A, Unit 2
  • Order of lessons matter

Pros

  • Includes ideas for meeting the needs of struggling learners
  • Lists vocabulary words to increase comprehension

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.8

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