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Comparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres Lesson PlanComparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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Grade
6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2014
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Comparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres

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This Comparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 2B: Unit 3, Lesson 1 (.html)
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  • Poem
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Vocabulary
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Let's compare and contrast! Scholars use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the experience of reading a poem and listening to its audio version. Next, they complete graphic organizers, comparing two different genres: a poem and a news article.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

compare and contrast, compare and contrast texts, poetry, poetry analysis, news articles, cross-genre analysis

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • If technology is not available for playing an audio version of the poem, practice reading it aloud in advance

Classroom Considerations

  • Part one of 10 from the Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Unit 3 series
  • Prepare the academic word wall and an audio version of the poem "Angels" before teaching
  • Find a song on the Internet that conveys themes of identity and self-esteem to use for the lesson closing

Pros

  • Provides extensive teaching notes
  • Offers several strategies for differentiated instruction

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.7 RL.6.9

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