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Better Lesson: Analyzing Text Complexity of Non Fiction Sources Lesson PlanBetter Lesson: Analyzing Text Complexity of Non Fiction Sources Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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1130L
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Better Lesson: Analyzing Text Complexity of Non Fiction Sources

Curated by ACT

This lesson plan will help learners read and comprehend nonfiction, specifically biographies, through determining criteria for text complexity. Included is a PDF and Smart Notebook titled Determining Text Complexity, and an example of a student's work.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

nonfiction

Additional Tags

better lesson: analyzing text complexity of non-fiction sources, betterlesson, betterlesson: analyzing text complexity of non-fiction sources, comprehension, text complexity

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RI.8.10 RH.6-8.10 RST.6-8.10 RI.6.5 RI.7.2 RI.6.10 RI.7.10 RI.6.3 RI.8.9 RI.8.6 CCRA.R.10 W.7.3.e W.8.3.e RI.6.9 RI.6.2 RI.6.6 RI.8.5 RI.7.1 RL.7.1 RL.6.1 RI.6.1 RL.8.10 W.6.9.b

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