Using Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, guide your class in the process of identifying unknown terms using context clues and formulating text-based answers. The lesson plan includes a useful worksheet incorporating scaffolding questions on an excerpt from the text, as well as two potential rubrics you can use for follow-up assessment writing. 

Concepts

the jungle, upton sinclair

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Additional Tags

the jungle, upton sinclair, social studies

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Pros

• Document includes one instructor's reflection on how the lesson plan was executed and the efficacy of each step

Cons

• Broken link to "Industrial Revolution" video in Day 1
• May need to incorporate other resources/strategies to keep learners motivated and engaged in lesson
• Spelling and grammatical errors can make the lesson plan difficult to follow

Common Core

RI.11-12.4 W.11-12.4 SL.11-12.1.a RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.9 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.4 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.10