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The Power of Language Lesson PlanThe Power of Language Lesson Plan
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Literacy Design Collaborative
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8th
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English Language Arts
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The Power of Language

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There is power in words. Readers take a close look at three text to determine how language structures affect meaning, including include poems and recipes. Scholars analyze the language authors use by circling important words, underlining unfamiliar words, and completing graphic organizers. They then transition into writing essays discussing the language structures in the poem and recipe.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

genres, literary devices, story grammar

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Discuss the purposes of various types of text (poems, emails, recipes, songs, instructional guides, etc.)

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for the third quarter of the year
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Pros

  • Gives four extension options
  • Offers both short and long constructed response questions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.4 RL.8.5 W.8.2.a

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