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A Common Core Approach to Teaching Of Mice and Men Unit PlanA Common Core Approach to Teaching Of Mice and Men Unit Plan
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Teacher’s Pet Publications
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Year
2014
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A Common Core Approach to Teaching Of Mice and Men

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Whether or not your school/state has adopted the Common Core standards, you will want to add this resource to your Of Mice and Men curriculum materials. The chapter-by-chapter activities ask readers to provide evidence from the novella to support their answers to questions and analyses of passages. A must-have resource.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

john steinbeck, the great depression, migrant workers, naturalism

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english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Model the first activity by using the first true/false statement and showing the text evidence that supports your response

Classroom Considerations

  • The guide is designed to address Common Core standards

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  • The 51-page guide includes chapter-by-chapter activities, templates, writing prompts, and assessments

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  • None

Common Core

RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.6 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4 RL.9-10.5 SL.8.1.a SL.8.4 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.4

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