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Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 2 Lesson PlanBuilding Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 2 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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5th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 2

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This Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 2 lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 5 ELA Module 4: Unit 3, Lesson 2 (.html)
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Calling all experts! Using the educational resource, pupils work together in small expert groups, reading an article about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. As they read, they record two main ideas and supporting details from the text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

informational texts, main ideas, supporting details, compare and contrast texts, synthesizing

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create an informational poster or brochure about the Haiti earthquake

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson two from the 16-part Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 3 series
  • In advance, post 2010 Haiti earthquake concept maps from lesson one

Pros

  • Offers differentiation strategies
  • Includes an answer key for easy grading

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.6 RI.5.9

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