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Building Background Knowledge: Vietnam as a “Battleground in a Larger Struggle” Lesson PlanBuilding Background Knowledge: Vietnam as a “Battleground in a Larger Struggle” Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Year
2014
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Building Background Knowledge: Vietnam as a “Battleground in a Larger Struggle”

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Read. Stop. Think. Scholars use a reading strategy to process the challenging text, "The Vietnam Wars." They read a paragraph and then stop to think about the text and its meaning. Readers then go on to work with partners and make notes of their thoughts in the margin before turning in independent exit tickets as a daily assessment.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

central ideas, context clues, word meanings

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Review, compare, and contrast characteristics of historical fiction and informational text before beginning

Classroom Considerations

  • Makes use of a teacher-prepared exemplary response to the mid-unit writing prompt
  • Part nine of 14 in Grade 8 ELA Module 1, Unit 1
  • Lessons build on one another

Pros

  • Includes an organizer for note-taking
  • Divides the reading into sections for easier processing

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.2 RI.8.4 SL.8.1.a L.8.4.a

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