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Introducing the Process for Close Reading: Meeting Frederick Douglass Lesson PlanIntroducing the Process for Close Reading: Meeting Frederick Douglass Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Year
2014
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Introducing the Process for Close Reading: Meeting Frederick Douglass

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This Introducing the Process for Close Reading: Meeting Frederick Douglass lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 3 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 7 (.html)
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To learn more about Frederick Douglass, class members complete close reads of excerpts from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. They complete a close reading guide and questions for each excerpt. Pupils then add to the Historical Context anchor chart and work on their independent reading.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

word meanings, prefixes, root words

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide highlighters for readers to mark words that describe Frederick Douglass's character

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson seven of 15 in Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1
  • Requires completing lessons in order
  • Describes actions to take prior to lesson

Pros

  • Lists vocabulary words to teach along with the lesson
  • Gives ideas to help meet the needs of all students

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.4 RI.7.10 L.7.4.a L.7.4.b L.7.4.c L.7.4.d

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